Fast Growth in Farm Produce Exports by SW China's Yunnan in 1st 5 Months

Source from:  Chinaview 06/15/2009

KUNMING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Southwestern China's Yunnan Province, which boasts a bonanza of bio-resources, saw a double-digit growth in exports of farm produce in the first five months of this year, despite the current global economic downturn, the provincial customs house said on Saturday. Between January and May, Yunnan sold abroad 197,000 tonnes of farm produce, a growth of 12.1 percent on the same period of last year. The exports were valued at 330 million U.S. dollars, up 27.2 percent. The total exports included 31,000 tonnes of tobacco and related products, up 29.5 percent, 80,000 tonnes of vegetables, up 40.4 percent, and 19,000 tonnes of coffee, up 35.1 percent. The tobacco exports were valued at 120 million U.S. dollars, up88.6 percent, vegetable exports were sold for 67.26 million dollars, up 20.2 percent, and coffee's sales value was 46.12 million dollars, up 15.5 percent. Enditem