Northwest China's Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region exported 2,100 tons of tomato sauce,
worth US$1.1 million, to Kazakhstan during the first quarter of the
year.
It is the first time for Xinjiang to export tomato sauce to a
Central Asian country.
Tomato sauce is consumed daily by people in Central Asian
countries, which neighbor Xinjiang, making the region a big market
for tomato sauce exported from Xinjiang, said experts.
During the first three months of this year, Xinjiang exported
altogether 77,500 tons of tomato sauce, worth US$40.45 million, up
18 percent year-on-year.
Most tomato sauce exported by Xinjiang goes to Italy, Russia and
Japan.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2004)