On April 9, the first special train for Sichuan Jiajiang tea export to Central Asia departed from Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port and set off for Uzbekistan. This is the first special train for agricultural products sent by Sichuan to Central Asia, and it is also the first tea export train in Sichuan history. Special train. There are 50 containers of the first special train, carrying 1,250 tons of tea from Leshan Jiajiang Huayi Tea Company. It is expected to arrive in Tashkent, Uzbekistan at the end of April.
As a strong county-level producing area for exporting green tea in Sichuan, in recent years, Jiajiang refined green tea has won the recognition of the Central Asian market, accounting for 60% of the market share of imported green tea in the four Central Asian countries, and the brand effect has further radiated to Russia. This year, Jiajiang County will produce 15,000 tons of tea for export, and the export value is expected to exceed 90 million yuan, doubling from 2020.