Sri Lankan pineapples open the door to the Chinese market!

On April 1, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement on the plant quarantine requirements for the import of fresh pineapples from Sri Lanka, allowing the import of fresh pineapples from Sri Lanka that meet the relevant requirements, marking that pineapples will become the second fruit in Sri Lanka to be approved by the General Administration of Customs of China after bananas. The common variety of Sri Lankan pineapples is the Mauritius pineapple, known as the "Queen of Pineapples". The fruit is conical in appearance, with prickly leaves, golden flesh, sweet taste and rich aroma, which is very suitable for fresh eating. Sri Lanka has rich and diverse fruits, with more than 100 edible fruit crops. However, local cultivation is underdeveloped and post-harvest losses are large, resulting in low yields and failure to meet international quality standards. Although bananas have long been approved, exports to China have been almost zero for many years. In May 2023, the ...