The sixth China International Food Fair will open on December 12 in
Wuhan, one of the major cities in the middle reaches of Yangtze
River.
Sources from the organizing committee said that the fair has 810
business booths, and so far, 73 domestic governmental delegations
and overseas companies have expressed their willingness to attend
the three-day fair.
Daily food consumption volume in Wuhan, also capital of Hubei
Province, is worth 120 million yuan (about US$ 14.46 million) to
150 million yuan (US$ 18.1 million), and 180 million yuan (US$
21.69 million) worth of food are traded daily in this central
Chinese city.
The city has hosted four out of the past five fairs with an
attendance of over 4,000 domestic and overseas food producers and
trade companies and 17.8 billion yuan worth of business deals being
concluded.
During this year's fair, a food forum will also be held in
cooperation with United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization.
(People’s Daily 11/13/2000)