Avocados Australia signs MoU with China Chamber of Commerce at CIIE

Avocados Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of Foodstuffs, Native Products & Animal By-Products at the recent China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, according to reporting from South China Morning Post. The agreement between the two parties will seek to enhance cooperation and technological exchanges. Avocados Australia chair Matthew Kleyn told South China Morning Post Australia expected to enter into a more sophisticated agreement after “hopefully” Australian apples were allowed into the Chinese market. “But we’re [at the expo in Shanghai] to communicate with the importers who came to approach us in Australia,” he said. Avocados Australia has been conducting a series of lobbying efforts since 2013, according to the report. In August, the industry body met with agriculture representatives from the southwestern province of Yunnan to discuss planting technology cooperation, trade collaboration and ...