First batch of Kenyan frozen avocados clears customs in Shanghai

In April 2019, Kenya and China signed a quarantine access agreement, making Kenya the fifth country in the world and the first country in Africa to export avocados to China after Chile, Mexico, Peru, and New Zealand.

On September 4, the first batch of 40 boxes of 200kg Kenyan frozen avocados arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. In order to prevent the introduction of plant epidemics, China currently only allows Kenyan frozen avocados with peels and pits removed to be exported to China and requires quick-freezing at -30 degrees Celsius for no less than 30 minutes for pest control, And it is stored and transported below -18 degrees Celsius to ensure biosecurity and the quality and safety of edible agricultural products.

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