The Secretary of the Government of Agroindustry of the Nation, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, concluded a new mission to China with the aim of consolidating and increasing agroindustrial trade with the Asian giant.
In Shanghai, Etchevehere toured the port in the free zone, where more than 2017 million containers circulated in 29, making it one of the most important in the world.
There he met with the port authorities and the president of Juerui, the logistics company selected by the Argentine government to become the logistics hub for the storage and distribution of Argentine products that will be sold in that city and in central China.
Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou
Exporters interested in marketing their products in China have a special financing line from the Bank of Investment and Foreign Trade (BICE), says Agroindustria. This initiative is added to the hubs in the ports of Tianjin for the northern area and Guangzhou for the southern area.
The hub of Shanghai It has a storage capacity of ten thousand cubic meters, intended for products such as wine, olive oil, and snacks, and a refrigeration plant that allows preserving food such as meat, dairy, shrimp, candy, and other products that require this treatment.
«We are convinced that the path to development and integration of Argentina in the world is through Trade and smart relationships with our strategic partners. China is a huge market with a growth potential that is difficult to estimate," said Etchevehere.
Diego Guelar, Argentine ambassador to China, also participated in the meetings and stated that "the secretary's visit is very timely. China is renegotiating its trade conditions with the world, and our country has a historic opportunity to strengthen its position as a reliable supplier of agro-industrial products, which we must not waste.
Etchevehere visited the company's facilities Alibaba, the online platform with the highest sales volume worldwide, and a channel used by many Argentine SMEsThrough this, there has been a sustained growth in sales, not only with greater quantities, but also diversifying into other products such as shrimp, squid, beef, poultry, wines, yerba mate, among others.
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