Lankan food exporters to showcase products to 1tn yuan Chinese market

Sri Lankan exporters of food items will soon have the opportunity of accessing the gigantic Chinese food market with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) hosting the second China online Import Fair and matchmaking of Food and Agro products (CIFFA) from November 15 to December 3, 2021.

There will be a lot of scope for a large number of exportable food and beverage products from Sri Lanka such as Ceylon Tea, king coconut, coconut arrack, fruits such as mangoes, pineapples and seafood such as shell fish, tuna fish, spices such as cinnamon, black pepper and cardamom, etc. 

Further, there is also scope for confectionary products such as biscuits, chocolates, kithul treacle and ice creams. The opportunity would be beneficial to SMEs.

“China has the world’s largest market of imported food with the retail scale exceeding one trillion RMB and this market is still vigorously growing, which means there is great potential for global food manufacturers and suppliers,” CCPIT Online Marketing Coordinator Grace Li Jiani mentioned. 

The event will invite more than 400 buyers, including e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba’s T-Mall and JD.com and large supermarkets and relevant food enterprises as buyers. 

The first CIFFA was held from June 21 to 25, 2021. This event was also operated on a virtual platform, which ran so smoothly that it was highly commended by exhibitors and buyers alike. There were 24 overseas exhibitors, 320 exhibits, 350 registered Chinese buyers and 100 plus online matchmakings.