China and South Africa sign import agreement, adding further momentum to African avocado exports

According to South African media Independent Online, on August 22 local time, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture Tang Renjian, signed an agreement on the export of avocados from South Africa to China with South African Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza. the Didiza said that the South African government has been committed to opening up the Chinese market for local fruit farmers. China is expected to become one of the world's leading avocado consumers, which provides a huge opportunity for the South African avocado industry to expand production. the According to the "South African Avocado Industry Overview" released by the SA Avocado Growers Association (SA Avocado Growers Association) in May, Derek Donkin, CEO of the South African Subtropical Fruit Growers Association (SUBTROP), said that in 1970, the avocado planting area in South Africa was 2,000 hectares. The South African avocado industry then grew ...