Hainan sees sharp rise in aquatic produce exports
(Xinhua)Updated: 2007-01-31 14:35 China's southernmost province of Hainan, a traditional exporter of aquatic produce, saw a sharp rise in foreign sales last year, according to local customs sources.
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Aquatic products accounted for 81 percent of the province's total exports of farm produce, the local customs sources said.
Last year Hainan's foreign trade amounted to 2.85 billion U.S. dollars, up almost 10 percent over the previous year. The total included 1.38 billion U.S. dollars in exports, up 34.5 percent, and 1.47 billion U.S. dollars in imports, down six percent.
Of the total trade volume, farm produce made up 297 million U.S. dollars, or 10 percent, up 65 percent.
Exports of farm produce went up more than 70 percent to 258 million U.S. dollars, or 20 percent of the province's total.
The local customs sources said the European Union, Hong Kong and the United States were the top three trade partners of Hainan.
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