China: Shanghai Port fruit imports rose by almost a third in 2017
January 12 , 2018
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Statistics from Shanghai Customs and the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (SHCIQ) show the city's port brought in 1,008,800 metric tons (MT) of fresh fruit from abroad last year.
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UN Comtrade has not yet released its country data for China in 2017, but in 2016 the country's mainland imported US$5.86 billion worth of fruit with Chile as the leading supplier, followed by Thailand, Vietnam, the United States, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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