The inaugural ceremony for vegetable exports. (Photo/Huang Liuying)

On August 19, the Hunan Yonghezhen Fruit and Vegetable Trading Co., Ltd. held an inaugural ceremony for vegetable exports to Western Europe in Yongzhou. Two trucks of fresh vegetables, such as lotus roots, king oyster mushrooms, and taros, were transported from Yongzhou to Shenzhen for export to the United Kingdom.

The Yonghezhen Fruit and Vegetable Trading Co., Ltd. was jointly established by the Yongzhou Urban Development Group and the Jianghua Ri Rixing Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in May. The company focuses on improving vegetable quality and supply chain efficiency, promoting high-quality Chinese vegetable brands to the world. (Photo/Huang Liuying)

At the ceremony, the first batch of vegetable export order transactions were completed through the "Yongzhou Vegetable Unified Market Supply Chain Platform," with a total value of more than 20,000 GBP, equivalent to over 200,000 CNY. The company will utilize a digital supply chain management platform covering the entire industrial chain to integrate data across the entire process. From planting planning, plantation management, harvesting and processing, cold chain storage, logistics tracking, to terminal sales, the platform will help empower high-quality development of foreign trade through digitalization. The Yongzhou Customs Authority also issued a "Phytosanitary Certificate" to the company on the site.

A "Phytosanitary Certificate" is issued at the inaugural ceremony. (Photo/Huang Liuying)

Yongzhou City's export value of vegetables amounted to 11.48 billion CNY in 2024, accounting for 87.8% of the provincial total, according to statistics from relevant departments.

A vegetable plantation in Yongzhou. (Photo/Huang Liuying)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunantoday