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1bn population Chinese markets open to Iran agricultural, dairy products

Iran’s agriculture minister said that Chinese president is interested in Iranian agricultural, food and dairy products, including fisheries, and such products of Iran will conquer one billion strong Chinese markets more than ever before.

Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to China, Seyyed Javad Sadatinezhad referred to signing a number of cooperation documents in agriculture field with China, adding, “Today three agriculture documents were signed with China, two of which is about exporting Iranian diary products to China and one is on exporting apples to that country.”

The agriculture minister also referred to exporting citrus fruits, honey and fish to China during President Raisi’s tenue, arguing that the Iranian agricultural products are now conquering the large Chinese markets.

Seyyed Javad Sadadinezhad emphasized that parallel with the increasing of the production of agricultural products, we need to also provide the markets for them and China is a major market, and as I said about that country’s president’s remarks, the quality of Iranian agricultural and food products has attracted the attention of the Chinse customers.

“The reached agreements in agricultural field between Iran and China is an important issue which was finalized during the previous months’ negotiations and in order to boost production we are in need to mechanizing the production and focusing on the chain of values, as well as the food processing industries, research in inquiries, and China is ready for making investments in Iran in those fields,” he added.