The Egyptian Commercial Office in Beijing, has organized a virtual symposium on “Agricultural access to the Chinese market”. It was held in cooperation with the Chinese Wholesale Market Association and the Agricultural Export Council, reviewing ways to maximize the access of Egyptian crops to the Chinese market.
It also discussed the obstacles and challenges that hinder its implementation during the next phase, with the participation of 22 companies, including from 11 Egypt, in addition to representatives of the Haya Association for Horticultural Crops.
Head of the Egyptian Commercial Office in Beijing, Ahmed Zaki, told egyptindependent.com that the symposium discussed a number of important topics, such as items of agricultural commodities allowed to be exported from Egypt to the Chinese market which include citrus, grapes, dried and semi-dried dates.
It also reviewed ongoing efforts related to negotiations with Chinese authorities represented by the Customs Administration and in coordination with the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine, which aims to introduce agricultural commodity items to the Chinese market including pomegranates, mangoes and onions.
