The Office for Inspection and Quarantine in Jining City, China, recently handled papers regarding the import of seed potatoes from the U.S. for a local agricultural company. The formalities having been dealt with and the first batch should arrive in Jining in March.
“These imports are one of the very first introductions of American seed potatoes into China in recent years,” said a Chinese official.
The agricultural science company importing the seed is situated in the city’s Wenshang County; the CEO of the company is a Chinese-American. Introducing foreign seed tubers at this time is mainly in order to find suitable acres to grow high-quality in the future.
Eight years ago, China tried introduced American seed potatoes, but they were unsuccessful for several reasons. This time around, everything appears to have gone smoothly.
Source: Fresh Plaza