On December 15, a shipment of 108 metric tons of navel oranges was exportedto Dubai, the United Arab Emirates from Hubei Qugu International Agriculture Grouplocated in Zigui County,with a total value of US$150,000.

　　For this export, QuguGroup adopted an innovativeandcoordinated supply chain model of “domestic consolidation warehouse plusoverseas warehouse.” Through centralized preprocessing at origin-basedwarehouses and the employmentof temperature-controlled cold-chain logistics, the shipment was delivered directly to the overseas warehouse in Dubaifor subsequentdistribution. This approach significantly reduced spoilage and achieved efficient direct supply from orchard harvesting to overseas retail shelves.(Sanxia Daily: Reporter/Jie Xingwei, Correspondent/Li Weiwei)