WARSAW: On December 12th, Chongqing-based Jinguoyuan Trading Co. hosted a launch event and press conference welcoming the first deliveries of Polish apples to China. Jinguoyuan is one of China’s pioneers in importing apples from Poland, with the very first shipments organized in mid-November this year.
The event celebrated the successful outcome of the four-year long efforts of Poland’s apple industry in gaining market access to China, and was attended by Jinguoyuan’s main partner and Poland’s biggest apple producer and exporter Appolonia Sp. z. o. o. In conversation with Produce Report, Appolonia’s chairman Michał Lachowicz and vice president Przemysław Błądek revealed the company’s plans for this season’s exports, their next steps for the China market, the current status of the company’s business around the globe, and the reasons behind the chemical-free production of apples in Poland.
