Jiangxi Becomes Major Exporter of Special Aquatic ProductsEast China's Jiangxi province has become one of the country's largest exporter of special aquatic products.For three years on end, Jiangxi, whose land area is dotted by lakes and rivers, has ranked first among non-coastal provinces in foreign exchange earnings of aquatic products. Its output value of special aquatic products, like eel, freshwater fish, turtles, has risen swiftly to 5.8 billion yuan compared with only 1.4 billion yuan in 1995. So far, Jiangxi has already emerged as one of the major bases of eel breeding with an annual production of over 8,000 tons. The earnings in foreign exchange topped 20 million U.S. dollars. The province has also become one of the largest producers of turtles. Jiangxi now boasts over 40 special species of aquatic products. |
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