2025-05-06
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from southwest China's Chongqing municipality,
traveled 1,300 kilometers and arrived in Vietnam in 48 hours.
The highway freight service along the new international land-sea trade corridor in mid-April marked the first time that Tongnan lemons,
a geographical indication product in Chongqing's Tongnan district,
have been directly supplied to Vietnam, slashing transit time from six days to two.
Hu Ziyang.
manager of a local fruit dealer,
said that the new service has helped lemons reach Vietnamese consumers' tables as quickly as possible.
Nestled at 30 degrees of northern latitude, Tongnan boasts acidic soil and ideal irrigation.
positioning it as a top global lemon producer alongside California and Sicily.
In 2024, the area exported 39,000 tons of lemons,
generating sales revenue of 265 million yuan, $36.7 million.
In the first quarter of this year, its lemon exports reached 6,200 tons,
a year-on-year increase of 7.9%.
Huang Guanyi, overseas sales manager,
of a Chongqing agricultural company said that they shipped over 4,000 tons of lemons to overseas markets,
mainly Southeast Asian countries,