Demand rises for nation's canned food exports
China DailyBy Zhu Wenqian in Beijing, Zhao Ruixue in Jinan, and Qiu Quanlin in Guangzhou | | Updated : 2023-05-17 Production capacity expanded to cater to wide range of tastes Cans containing Dolma — salty rice and meat wrapped in pickled grape leaves — were loaded onto trucks at a company in Heze, Shandong province, this month, before being transported to Qingdao Port for shipment to Europe, where demand for the product is growing. This year, canned food exports from China have continued to rise as inflation remains high in some countries, with prices of food sourced locally soaring. Last year, China exported 3.13 million metric tons of canned food, a 12 percent rise year-on-year. The value of such exports in the nation reached $6.89 billion, up by 22 percent on the figure for 2021, with both the export volume and value hitting record highs in recent years, the China Canned Food Industry Association said.