Thanks to the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the introduction of policies such as low tariffs, and rapid inspection and quarantine, more and more foreign fruits are entering China.
China tops the world in fruit production and consumption. It is the world’s largest kiwifruit market. Nearly 70 percent of the world's watermelons and half of apples are consumed in China.
The Xinfadi market, the largest wholesale market of fruits, vegetables and meat in Beijing, currently sells various kinds of imported fruits, from cherries, Australian citrus, pitaya, durians, Sunkist oranges, jackfruits, kiwifruits, bananas, to pineapples from Panama, red pomelos from Thailand and pears from Belgium.
In 2022, China imported 7.33 million tons of fruits, a year-on-year increase of 4 percent, compared to less than 3.45 million tons in 2012, and the import value expanded by 8 percent year on year to $14.6 billion. The country's fruit imports doubled in the past decade.
Source: en.people.cn