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    Iranian citrus is coming!

    • Last Update: 2022-09-06
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    General Administration of Customs Citrus Imported Fruits
     
    The fresh citrus imported from Iran this time includes oranges, tangerines and sweet lemons
    .
    All citrus orchards, packing plants and cold treatment facilities exported to China must be reviewed and filed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran (MJA), and jointly approved and registered by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) and MJA
    .
     
    According to the announcement, there are 10 quarantine pests that China is concerned about, including orange whitefly, Mediterranean fruit fly, fig wax scale and pomegranate borer
    .
    If pomegranate borers are found during monitoring or fruit dissection inspection, the citrus from the relevant orchards shall not be exported to China this export season
    .
     
    All citrus exported to China should be treated with cold treatment and pest control measures, among which lemons should be treated at 3°C ​​or below for 18 consecutive days or more
    .
    Oranges and tangerines should be treated continuously for 14 days or more at 1.
    11°C or below; or 1.
    67°C or below for 16 days or more; or 2.
    22°C or below for 18 days or more
    .
    The temperature required for the above cold treatment is the pulp temperature
    .
     
    If the cold treatment is found to be invalid during the entry inspection, the batch of citrus will be cold treated at the port of entry, otherwise the batch of citrus will be returned or destroyed
    .
    If the live body of pomegranate borer, Mediterranean fruit fly or other quarantine pests of concern to China or new live quarantine pests are found, the batch of citrus shall be returned, destroyed or quarantined
    .
     
    Iran's fruit production ranks first in the Middle East and North Africa, mainly producing walnuts, melons, citrus, kiwi, dates, cherries, pomegranates and other fruits
    .
    At present, Iran's annual citrus production is about 5.
    5 million tons, and the total export value in 2020 is 15.
    2 million US dollars.
    The main export destinations are Azerbaijan, Armenia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kazakhstan
    .
     
    Since Iran was sanctioned by the U.
    S.
    on crude exports in 2018, it has sought to tap trade revenue, and agricultural exports have seen a surge
    .
    In July this year, China and Iran signed an agreement on the export of Iranian citrus and honey to China
    .
    Iran currently exports about US$500,000 worth of agricultural products to China every year, and it is expected that the entry of citrus will boost Iran's agricultural exports to China
    .
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