Economic Reporter :
Bangladesh can earn a huge foreign currency by exporting different agricultural products to China, Commercial Counselor of the Bangladesh Embassy in China M Mahfuzul Alam Khan has said.
The demand of lemon, mango, pineapple, jackfruit and guava in Chinese market is very high while they import a huge amount of these products from African and Asian countries, he said.
“Considering tariff, retail price and volume of import of China, Bangladesh can export the agro products to Chinese market easily. The production cost of the products in Bangladesh is very low while the products are available here,” he said recently, sharing a market analysis of the Commercial Wing of Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing.
Mahfuzul said China imports dried lemons and limes worth about US$ 28 million per year from South Africa, the USA and New Zealand. Retail price of the product is three to five RMB (Chinese currency) per piece in Chinese market, he added.
He informed that the Chinese buyers import fresh or dried mangos worth about US$ 17.7 million every year from Australia, Peru, Thailand and Philippines and the price of the mangos are 14 to 20 RMB per piece.
The commercial counsellor said fresh or dried pineapples worth about US$ 5.2 million come in China every year from Thailand, the USA and Viet Nam while its price is two to three RMB per cell.
They import fresh or dried Guavas from Chinese Taipei and Thailand, he said, adding that the imported cost for the product is around US$ 1.8 million every year and its’ retail price in the Chinese market is three to five RMB per piece.
Bangladesh can earn a huge foreign currency by exporting different agricultural products to China, Commercial Counselor of the Bangladesh Embassy in China M Mahfuzul Alam Khan has said.
The demand of lemon, mango, pineapple, jackfruit and guava in Chinese market is very high while they import a huge amount of these products from African and Asian countries, he said.
“Considering tariff, retail price and volume of import of China, Bangladesh can export the agro products to Chinese market easily. The production cost of the products in Bangladesh is very low while the products are available here,” he said recently, sharing a market analysis of the Commercial Wing of Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing.
Mahfuzul said China imports dried lemons and limes worth about US$ 28 million per year from South Africa, the USA and New Zealand. Retail price of the product is three to five RMB (Chinese currency) per piece in Chinese market, he added.
He informed that the Chinese buyers import fresh or dried mangos worth about US$ 17.7 million every year from Australia, Peru, Thailand and Philippines and the price of the mangos are 14 to 20 RMB per piece.
The commercial counsellor said fresh or dried pineapples worth about US$ 5.2 million come in China every year from Thailand, the USA and Viet Nam while its price is two to three RMB per cell.
They import fresh or dried Guavas from Chinese Taipei and Thailand, he said, adding that the imported cost for the product is around US$ 1.8 million every year and its’ retail price in the Chinese market is three to five RMB per piece.
