STORY: Xinjiang's Horgos Port sees 175.9% surge in fruit, vegetable exports in Jan.-Nov.
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:00
LOCATION: HORGOS, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of refrigerated trucks carrying fruits and vegetables crossing the border at Xinjiang's Horgos highway port
2. various of fruits and customs clearance process
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIANG, General manager of a trade company from Horgos

STORYLINE:

According to statistics from Horgos Customs, from January to November this year, Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw exports of 389,000 tons of fruits and vegetables, marking a year-on-year increase of 175.9% and setting a new historical record.
  
Refrigerated trucks loaded with various fruits and vegetables quickly pass through the China-Kazakhstan agricultural products green channel at the Horgos highway port, heading towards Kazakhstan and other destinations.

Currently, there is strong demand for fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, and pomelos in countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. 
   
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIANG, General manager of a trade company from Horgos
"This year, our company exports approximately 20 truckloads of fruits and vegetables daily. The efficiency of customs clearance has improved significantly, allowing us to pass through within an hour and reach the Almaty market on the same day. This is thanks to Horgos Customs adopting dedicated windows and other convenient clearance methods, plus the 'highway port and direct to apanage' mode, which have reduced the clearance time for fruit and vegetable shipments by over 40%. This greatly decreases the damage rate of produce and enhances export efficiency."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Horgos, China.
(XHTV)