Raisin production in China would reach 180,000 tons in 2021/2022 season

Published 2021년 9월 15일

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China's raisin production for the 2021/2022 marketing year is expected to reach 180,000 tonnes, a 20% increase from the previous season, due to the resumption of agricultural activities in Xinjiang province, the country's largest raisin-producing region. Despite the weak raisin export market due to the pandemic and economic slowdown, China's raisin imports for the same period are projected to rise by 5% to 23,000 tons. The US, Uzbekistan, Chile, and Australia are the main suppliers. The tariff exclusion process initiated by the Tariff Commission of the State Council of China also allows importers to request the abolition of taxes on certain agricultural products, including raisins.

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China's raisin production would reach 180,000 tonnes in the 2021/2022 marketing year, representing an advance of 20% compared to the previous season. This is indicated in the report of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), dependent on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This rise would be explained by the reactivation of agricultural activities, paralyzed during the summer of 2020, including the grape harvest, due to the Covid-19 outbreaks in the Xinjiang province. This is the largest raisin-producing region in the country. Due to circulation restrictions, a lot of grapes remained unharvested or processed, drastically reducing the production of raisins in the 2020/2021 campaign. To date, the document indicates that China's raisin export market remains weak, due to the uncertainty that persists about the pandemic. Also due to a possible economic slowdown that is occurring in many of the main export markets of that nation. For the 2021/2022 season, the report indicates that ...

Source: Redagricola