On December the 8th, the first load of citrus from two cooperatives in Panlong County were shipped to Russia via the city of Chongqing. The two cooperatives are Yunyang Chongqing and Fengning Qingjiang. In total 1,200 tons were exported.
Yunyang is known for its citrus production. Citrus is produced on an area of 12,000 hectares (180,000 mu). Besides sales on the domestic market main export regions are countries in Southeast Asia, Russia and China.
Source: Xinhua News Chongqingc Channel