Imported fruits gaining popularity

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Category: Ningbo News

Published: Tuesday, 29 January 2013 13:42

The imported fruits have become the new favorite of Ningbo people over the past few years. In 2012, over 7613 tons of foreign fruits were imported via Ningbo Port, up by 13.7% over the previous year.

With 3526 tons of imported fruits, mainly frozen fruits, the EU is the biggest source of import among other places. The majority of the 68 tons of imported cherry came from Italy. Among all the fruits, the longan from Thailand and banana from the Philippines are the most popular types, being the top two of the imports. What's more, besides the traditional imported fruits, other small varieties as dates from Saudi Arabia and fig from Turkey have also enter people's life.