Rice export to China crosses $225 million

Pakistan’s rice export to China crossed $225.52 million in the first fourth months of current year, while broken rice shipments increased 40.27% as compared with last year in the same period, according to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic affected the months of April and May, bilateral trade increased significantly during the first four months of 2022.

China imported more than 601,574.052 tons of different verities of rice (worth more than $225.52) from Pakistan, up 12.45% by volume, while last year in the same period it was 534,946.42 tons, sources told the China Economic Net.

Michael (Gao), Sales Manager of Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology International, said that Chinese technology helped Pakistan increase yield in rice processing and maintain high quality.

“At present, nearly 1,000 Meyer colour sorters are in operation in Pakistan. Our sales volume has been rising every year,” Michael added.

He said that almost all main Pakistani rice exporters to China used their sorter machines and showed satisfaction by using the products, adding that this also indicates the export of rice to China is increasing every year.

“We have authorised agents in Pakistan; they have a professional service team. Meanwhile, the machine can be connected by WiFi, and we offer remote service, we can even check problems on computers in China,” Michael mentioned.

Pakistani enterprises also said that they are getting the best quality raw rice and installing the latest milling machines to get the best output, adding that Chinese technologies help them get the upright results.

It is worth mentioning that 53 Pakistani rice enterprises are on the approval list of China’s General Administration of Customs.

The article originally appeared on the China Economic Net

Published in The Express Tribune, June 3^rd, 2022.

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