Kyrgyzstan cherries intend to enter the Chinese market

Kyrgyzstan has a long-standing agreement to export cherries to China, which requires cold treatment or fumigation. In 2019, Kyrgyzstan's cherry exports to China reached their highest level, but were suspended due to the epidemic in 2022. Currently, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia are the main suppliers of cherries to China in the off-season. In contrast, the United States and Canada are the main suppliers of cherries to China during their season. Recently, Kyrgyz suppliers met with Chinese companies to discuss potential negotiations and logistics requirements for exporting cherries. Both parties expressed interest in further discussions.

Kyrgyzstan cherries were officially approved by the General Administration of Customs in 2015. Customs requires that cherries exported to China must be cold treated or fumigated before export. The technical requirements for cold treatment are: the center temperature of the fruit is 1°C or below for more than 16 days; or the center temperature of the fruit is 2.1°C or below for more than 21 days. In 2016, Kyrgyzstan's cherry imports were only 78.0 tons, and in 2019 it reached the highest level so far, 171.6 tons. In 2022, the epidemic caused the export of Kyrgyzstan cherries to China to be suspended, and the import volume as of October 2024 was only 16.5 tons. From November to March of the following year, the supply of imported cherries mainly depends on Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and other southern hemisphere countries and regions. The import of cherries from China mainly comes from the United States and Canada, starting from May to September each year. In recent ...