Fresh oranges from Yichang, Hubei province, are on their way to Bangkok this month. The 58-ton shipment left Wuhan's Yangluo Port late last month and arrived in Shanghai via the Yangtze River three days later.
Yichang is one of the largest orange-producing areas in China and one of the best suited to cultivate the fruit. Capable of growing almost every variety in the world, its 140,000 hectares of orchards produce 4 million tons of oranges every year.
By the end of last month, 11,000 tons of fresh oranges had been exported from Yichang to about 20 countries and regions, including Russia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Canada, 2.4 times more than those exported during the same period last year.
In the last two years, Southeast Asia has become Yichang's biggest overseas market. The oranges are currently selling for 6,700 yuan ($960) per ton for export.
Source: chinadaily.com.cn