According to the Changsha Customs data, in the first three quarters this year, Hunan has exported 17.16 billion CNY of agricultural products, marking an increase of 13.5% year on year. The total export volume hit 1.149 million tonnes, increasing by 24.9%.

In the first three quarters, Hunan has exported 11.19 billion CNY of agricultural products to Hong Kong SAR, growing by 18.8% year on year and accounting for 65.2% of Hunan's total agricultural product export during the same period. The exports to Japan reached 850 million CNY, rising nearly 40%; and, exports to the United States and Malaysia amounted to 780 million CNY and 710 million CNY respectively.

Yongzhou and Changsha contributed the majority of the exports, while Huaihua and Yueyang surged sharply. In the first three quarters, Yongzhou has exported 10.53 billion CNY of agricultural products, up 14.5% and accounting for 61.4% of Hunan's total agricultural product exports in the same period. Changsha has exported 3.12 billion CNY of agricultural products, accounting for 18.2% of the provincial total. Huaihua has exported 1.21 billion CNY of agricultural products, growing by 330%. Yueyang has exported 850 million CNY of agricultural products, making an increase of 44.6% year on year.

Vegetables and edible fungi are the main exported commodities. In the first three quarters, Hunan has exported 9.95 billion CNY of vegetables and edible fungi, marking an increase of 14.6% and accounting for 58% of the province's total export of agricultural products in the same period. Meanwhile, 2.02 billion CNY of dried and fresh fruits and nuts have been exported, increasing by 120% over last year; and, 0.08 billion CNY of aquatic products were exported, up 46.4% year on year.

In recent years, Hunan Province has made vigorous efforts and achieved effective results in dovetailing with the "vegetable basket" project of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. For instance, Yongzhou has 139 vegetable production bases recognized by the Greater Bay Area "vegetable basket" project, topping all the prefecture-level cities around the country. It has six geographical indication vegetable products, and one vegetable company recognized by the "Shenzhen Standard" certification. The "Yongzhou Zhi Ye" is Hunan's first city-level regional public agricultural brand that has been proved by the General Administration of Customs for IPR registration. Yongzhou's vegetables are popular in the Greater Bay Area.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn