China News Service, Zunhua, September 12 (Reporter Chen Su) "The epidemic has a serious impact on Chinese chestnut exports." Cao Derong, Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce for Food, Native Produce and Animal Import and Export, said on the 12th. The 2020 China International Chestnut held in Zunhua, Hebei that day At the conference, Cao Derong stated that affected by the epidemic, global trade is expected to decrease by more than 30% this year. In the first half of 2020, China's agricultural exports were US$35.42 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8%, of which chestnut exports were 7631.38 tons, worth US$20,363,100, a year-on-year decrease of 18.27. %. China is the origin of chestnut, and chestnut has been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. Chestnut is also one of the earliest fruit trees domesticated and used in China and spread to all parts of the world. According to the World Food and Agriculture Organization database, the total output of chestnut in the world in ...
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