At around 11 a.m. on July 9, a refrigerated truck laden with 26 tons of top-quality Yichang summer citrus departed from Yichang Yanghong Agro-Trade Co., Ltd. in Yaqueling Town, Yiling District. The oranges will be transported to their final destination in Thailand after being transferred onto a ship in Shenzhen.

　　Yichang Yanghong Agro-Trade Co., Ltd. primarily engaged in citrus export, is one of the largest exporters of fresh citrus in Yichang. In the first half of this year, the company exported 10,000 tons of Newhall and Lunwan oranges to Southeast Asian countries. Since the sales season for Yichang summer oranges began, nearly 300 tons have been exported, primarily to Thailand and Malaysia.

　　It is understood that the cultivation area of summer oranges in Yichang covers over 3,500 hectares, with an estimated output of 116,500 tons. The main production areas include Zigui, Xingshan, and Yiling. Currently, the wholesale price in orchards is 3.2 yuan per kilogram, indicating a robust trend in both production and sales. (Reporters/Jie Xingwei and Zhou Chongyu, Correspondent/Wei Ligling)