The First Batch Of Zero-tariff White Shrimp From Honduras Sets Sail For Export To China

Recently, the shipment ceremony of the first batch of Honduran white shrimps to China was held grandly in the southern city of Choluteca. Honduran Congress President Redondo, Foreign Minister Reina, and Chinese Ambassador to Honduras Yu Bo attended the ceremony to witness this historic moment.

At the launching ceremony on July 19, Redondo said that the early harvest arrangement of the Free Trade Agreement between Honduras and China has created conditions for the export of white shrimps to China. Honduras will firmly seize the opportunity of cooperation with China and promote further economic cooperation between the two parties. deepen.

Reina expressed his gratitude to China for its long-term support for the development of Honduras. He pointed out that practical cooperation between China and Honduras has not only injected strong impetus into the economic and social development of Honduras, but also benefited the local people.

Yu Bo, Chinese Ambassador to Honduras, emphasized in his speech that the export of high-quality Honduras white shrimp to China is one of the important results of practical cooperation between China and Honduras, and is also a vivid example of the improvement of the well-being of the two peoples since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He said that China will continue to promote high-level opening up to the outside world and looks forward to Honduran white shrimp companies further exploring the Chinese market to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

It is understood that the first batch of Honduran white shrimp exported to China totaled 36 tons. Local business representatives said that exporting white shrimp to China will not only help promote employment in Honduras, but will also improve people's living standards, and they look forward to continuing to explore the Chinese market in the future.

Luis Ortega, a member of the Honduran Congress and chairman of the Special Committee on Shrimp and Lobster of the National Assembly, said that at the end of July, another 250 containers of shrimp produced in southern Honduras will also be exported to the Chinese market. He reiterated Congress's commitment to supporting producers in exploring new export areas and promoting the economic development of the nation's shrimp industry.

The "Early Harvest Agreement" was signed by the Government of Honduras and the Government of China and aims to strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. Ortega said that as one of the actions to strengthen the shrimp industry, they hope to approve this agreement when the Legislative Council resumes to further promote the development of bilateral trade between China and Honduras.