It will take time for Kenyan fresh avocados to be exported to China

Published 2022년 5월 20일

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Kenyan fresh avocados will soon be allowed in the Chinese market, following a strict pest and disease analysis by China and Kenya's phytosanitary inspection and quarantine departments. However, the cost of exporting frozen avocados, a temporary solution due to fruit fly issues, is high and most exporters cannot afford it. With over 10 companies eager to export to China and the Kenyan production season lasting from mid-February to November, the Chinese market is set to become the largest overseas market for Kenya's avocados, accounting for approximately 40% of the country's production.

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According to Africa's "Business Daily", Kenyan fresh avocados have to wait longer to enter the Chinese market. Due to the prevalence of local fruit flies in Kenya, China will only allow Kenyan frozen avocados to be exported to China from 2019. However, the cost of frozen avocados is high, and most Kenyan exporters cannot export as required. At the end of February 2022, the overseas edition of China Daily reported that, after strict pest and disease risk analysis by the phytosanitary inspection and quarantine departments of China and Kenya, fresh avocados produced in Kenya will enter the Chinese market. The Kenya Phytosanitary Inspection Service (KEPHIS) stated that it has completed the inspection of companies applying for export to China, but the Chinese side still needs to conduct online virtual inspections of orchards and processing facilities. At present, more than 10 companies want to export avocados to China. Inspection procedures are also already underway. Kenya is the ...

Source: Guojiguoshu