The Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market in Guangdong Province, the biggest in China and commonly used as the import gateway to the country, saw trading increase 20 per cent in 2008 compared to the previous year.
Market officials revealed the figures to local journalists on a market tour, reported the Business Standard.
“The fruits which did not sell in the local markets of South East Asian countries were sold here, while Chinese fruits which could not be exported in the overseas markets were also sold well in this market,” a market official said.
Jiangnan has over 1,000 stores, and deals in produce from all over China and from a range of foreign suppliers, like Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, the US and Canada.
The market is the traditional point of entry for the majority of China’s produce imports, which come to Guangdong via Hong Kong.
Imports direct to more northerly cities, in particular Shanghai, have been increasing in recent years as more imports gain official access to mainland China.
