"China has confirmed that it is now more open to imports, I talked about expanding our export range with many products, including fruit and vegetables," said the Polish Minister of Agriculture, Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, last Thursday. He added that he was satisfied with the visit to China.
"We participated in one of the most important economic events in China this year, At the International Import Exhibition in Shanghai, it was announced that China would be willing to become more open than ever before," said Ardanowski, summarizing the visit to China.
"I am glad that despite the very tight deadlines of the Chinese authorities, I still managed to meet with the most important Chinese officials (from my point of view): the Minister of Agriculture of the PRC and the Minister of the General Customs Administration," said the Minister.
Ardanowski said that the talks concerned the expansion of exports with goods such as beef and fruit and vegetables, as well as recreational horses. He added that the Chinese side is interested in Polish agri-food investments in China.
The National Center for Agricultural Support has signed an agreement on cooperation with the All-China Association of Wholesale Agricultural Markets (which brings together about 1,400 markets). The idea is to facilitate the access of Polish products to those markets, which supply large Chinese cities.
"I am very pleased with this visit," said Ardanowski, stressing that China's declaration of openness to imports and the interest shown in Polish food is a good prospect to try improving the trade balance with this country.
According to the minister, now everything is in the hands of Polish companies. It's all a matter of finding partners and agreeing on prices. "China is a country that knows that all major food producers strive for access to this market; they therefore demand very tough financial conditions," he explained. In his opinion, only those who are "very competitive, very innovative and expansive, and who are able to communicate with the Chinese, will be able to stay on that market."
Source: sadyogrody.pl
