The first special train for Hubei tea to be exported to Russia

At 12:00 a.m. on August 26, the special train for Hubei tea exports to Russia officially started. 50 containers and about 1,000 tons of tea were sent to Russia from the Wuhan Central Station (Wujiashan Freight Yard) of China Railway Union.
Hubei is a major agricultural province and a world-recognized golden area for the growth of excellent tea trees. It is the hometown of "Tea Ancestor" Shennong and "Tea Sage" Lu Yu, the starting point of the "Ten Thousand Mile Tea Ceremony" between China and Russia, and a commercial and trade distribution center. Wuhan is called "Oriental Tea" by Europeans. Port", Hankou Port once accounted for more than 80% of the country`s tea exports.
Over the years, Hubei has accelerated the development of the tea industry chain. In the first half of this year, the total area of tea gardens in the province reached 5.506 million mu, and the output of dry hair tea in spring was 167,000 tons, with an output value of 19.03 billion yuan, ranking fourth in the country in terms of area, output and output value. bit, bit 3, bit 5. The province's tea exports amounted to US$73 million, ranking fourth in the country, of which 79 tons of Russian tea was exported, worth US$390,000.
The tea industry has become a rich industry for farmers to increase their income, a characteristic industry for county economic development, and an advantageous industry for expanding agricultural foreign exchanges.
It is reported that the launch event of the special train for Hubei tea exports to Russia has opened a new chapter of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Russia. Xiaogan, Huanggang, Xiangyang, Enshi and other places responded positively and acted quickly to prepare 50 containers and about 1,000 tons of tea in a relatively short period of time. Agriculture and rural areas, Hubei Port Group Co., Ltd., customs and commodity inspection have provided great convenience and carried out a lot of coordination services to ensure the punctual departure of the first special train.
At present, Hubei is accelerating the construction of a national pilot area for building a new development pattern. All levels and departments in the province will continue to open up to the outside world, actively strengthen international cooperation, and continuously consolidate and expand the results of trade exchanges with Russia. More Hubei Agricultural Products go abroad and sell well all over the world.