Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Uzbekistan has begun exporting honey to China. This was reported by the press service of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China.

XIVA Honey enterprise from Jizzakh region started exporting natural honey to China in June. The first supply of honey to the PRC market was carried out under a contract concluded with a large Chinese distribution company for about US$0.5 million.

In order to meet the needs of Chinese buyers, as well as meet the requirements and conditions of the Chinese market, XIVA Honey has developed a design, label, container and packaging for exported honey.

In 2020, China remained the largest producer, consumer and exporter of honey. In total, China annually produces about 305 thousand tons of honey.

In 2020, the volume of Chinese honey imports amounted to 4.3 thousand tons for the amount of US$89 million. The main suppliers are New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Germany, Canada, Great Britain, France, Russia. From now on, the number of countries exporting honey to China has increased by one more country.

It should be noted that with the active participation of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the PRC in 2017-2021, a set of issues was worked out to increase the range of supplies of Uzbek agricultural products to China, interdepartmental protocols were signed on phytosanitary requirements, which made it possible to increase exports to China by 16 items.

Among them are fresh cherries, melon, hot peppers, pomegranate, mung bean, sesame seeds, raisins, dried apricots, walnuts, sweet and salty apricot pits, grape seeds, peanuts, natural honey, dried hot peppers and dried prunes.