China is looking for imports of kiwi fruit from northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, according to the head of the Agriculture Organization of the province.
Hassan Enayati said that negotiations are underway for exports of Mazandaran agricultural products to different world countries.
China has signaled readiness for imports of orange and kiwi fruit from the province, the official said.
Mazandaran has the capacity of producing some 200,000 tons of kiwi fruits annually, Enayati said, adding that if the province keeps producing high-quality kiwi fruits, the province can continue with its exports of the product to other countries.
It was reported late in July that Iran and China had reached two agreements for exports of Iranian citrus fruits and honey to China.
The two deals were signed virtually between Iran’s agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad and China’s customs chief Yu Jianhua.
Sadatinejad told Iran’s state TV that a first agreement would allow Iranian farmers and exporters to access the $600-million citrus fruit market of China, adding that Iranian honey producers will have the opportunity to compete in China’s vast and profitable honey market under the second agreement signed with Beijing authorities.