BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
Uzbekistan has signed an export contract for the supply of Uzbek cherries with Chinese Beijing Xinyu Yatong International Trade Co.Ltd company, Trend reports citing Dunyo News Agency.
As a result of negotiations with the Beijing Xinyu Yatong International Trade Co.Ltd, an agreement on delivery of Uzbek wild cherries to China was reached. The sides signed a contract on supplying 5,000 tons of cherries.
In line with the requirements of foreign buyers, the cherries are packed in a special modern breathing package with MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) technology to increase the life cycle of export products.
The first batch of cherries of Samarkand Garden Plast company (Samarkand region, Bulungur district), was delivered to Shanghai city on June 5 by charter flight of Uzbekistan Airways.
Chinese company also plans to increase supply in the southern and south-eastern provinces (Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Chongqing City), where Uzbek cherries are in high demand, the report says.
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