The coastal city of Yantai in Shandong province is now renowned as an international center of fruit cultivation and processing with exports to more than 60 countries and regions.

During the 14th Fruit and Vegetable Fair earlier this month, thousands of participants from more than 10 countries and regions including France, Japan, South Korea and Cambodia, and 525 organizations and companies from home and abroad came to the host city to seek business opportunities at the fair showcasing around 1,000 kinds of fruits and more than 3,000 fruit and vegetable-related food and beverage products.

Yantai's own products were a highlight of the event, led by its apples, which have been given geographic indication status by the State Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine Administration.