Full of 100 standard containers carrying 2,600 tons of sugar, a China-Europe freight train departed from Suixi Railway Station in Zhanjiang, Guangdong on May 7, heading to Kazakhstan.
It is the first domestic attempt to export sugar with an entire train. The batch of sugar is valued at 1.8 million USD and is set to arrive in Kazakhstan's capital Almaty in 15 days.
Photo: Zhanjiang Fabu
Located in the west of Guangdong, Zhanjiang is an important production base of cane sugar in China. Suixi County is situated on the Leizhou Peninsula, boasting flat terrain with excellent sunshine, temperature and water conditions. It has ranked first for 16 years in China in terms of sugar cane planting area, per unit area yield and total output, so it is known as "the Sweetest County in China".
The sugar exported is produced by Guangdong Jinling Sugar Group Co., Ltd. It is a leading sugar enterprise in China with an annual sugar production and processing capacity of 1.2 million tons, and a storage capacity of 1.5 million tons.
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