Longan grown in Cambodia’s western province of Pailin has won the hearts of Chinese consumers, according to a locally registered company that buys the fruit for export to China.
Longan grown in Cambodia’s western province of Pailin has won the hearts of Chinese consumers, according to a locally registered company that buys the fruit for export to China.
Cambodia is due to sign three major protocols with Chinese Customs on November 9, opening the door for exports of Cambodian peppercorn, “wild aquatic products” and “edible aquatic animals” to China, according to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries secretary of state Hean Vanhan.
Pechenda Fruit Production PFP Co Ltd is rushing to deliver on Cambodia’s first formal export of fresh longan to China by November, a trial consignment of the Pailin variety that could be from two to four standard 20-foot shipping containers, or in the 50-80-tonne range, potentially slightly lighter, according to the company’s boss.
A bill authorising the ratification of the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) has been promulgated into law, moving the two Asian nations into the final stretch for the enactment of the deal, which is expected to unlock billions in bilateral trade and investment.