Zhejiang's first batch of exported mandarin oranges in 2022 targets North American markets

By： Belt and Road Portal Update：2022-10-21

A batch of mandarin oranges weighing 19 tonnes and worth 800,000 yuan, were loaded from a fresh fruit professional cooperative in Linhai City of Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday, and would be exported to Canada, which marks part of the province's first batch of exported mandarin oranges in 2022, reported Chinanews.com.

It is learnt that the average price of each orange will reach about 5 yuan for the exports to Canada.

Including exports to Canada, the fresh fruit cooperative will export as many as 600 tonnes of mandarin oranges, to destinations all located in North America, bringing the total value of exports to 6.56 million yuan in this batch.

鲜果合作社负责人应启敏表示，合作社是为了确保当地柑桔的优质，积极开拓国外市场，带动当地果农增收致富。