China is actively exploring Pakistan’s northern region markets, looking to import popular fruits like cherries. A delegation of Chinese quarantine experts and government officials recently visited the picturesque Gilgit-Baltistan region – home to some luscious cherry orchards.
They checked the farm-to-market quality of Pakistani cherry. And, according to Pakistani officials, the visitors returned home satisfied, reports China Economic Net (CEN). They are all possibility that China soon start importing Cherries from Pakistan.
A group of journalists went to a cherry orchard in the Gilgit–Baltistan region and talked with officials, growers and exporters for Cherry's export to China. They had a meeting with Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman and inquired from him the potential and opportunity for promoting trade and the economic ties between China and the Northern regions.
Currently, China imports bulk of its cherry from South American countries to meet growing demand of the exotic fruit. "China wants to gain market access for cherry from Gilgit-Baltistan – something which it didn't have access to earlier," said Ministry of Food Security the Directorate of Plant Protection Department Deputy Director Shahid Abdullah.
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/498180-china-explores-market-to-import-fruit-from-northern-region