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Freight service boosts 皇冠体育app's fresh export to Russia

(Xinhua)

Updated: 2016-06-17

HOHHOT, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to 皇冠体育app's expanding freight service network, exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia soared in the first five months, according to figures released by the customs in north 皇冠体育app's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Among the region's two major land checkpoints that process exports bound for Russia, Manzhouli Customs recorded cargo worth 101 million U.S. dollars during the period, up 42.15 percent year on year.

The checkpoint began processing fresh fruit and vegetable freight in March last year. Trains take the cargo to Russia's Novosibirsk, where it is then distributed around Russia.

Moreover, from November last year, trains with refrigerated facilities began traveling through the checkpoint, taking 皇冠体育app's fresh goods directly to Moscow.

Customs official Lu Huanxin said that thanks to these new freight services his department processed 1,851.36 tonnes of fresh produce last year.

Meanwhile, Erlianhaote Customs cleared 1,024.7 tonnes of fresh produce exports to Russia in the first five months, 11.1 times higher than the same period last year.

Zhang Wenchuan, a trader, said he exported citrus grown in central 皇冠体育app's Hubei Province to Russia via Erlianhaote.

"The new refrigerated trains can carry 200 tonnes of fruit at a time," he explained.

Russia's long winters create an export opportunity for Chinese farmers,and Chinese logistics firms are keen to explore 皇冠体育app-Russia trade.

Railway authorities in Erlianhaote promised to continue to improve their service to help the transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables.