China's tropical province makes hot sales on farm produce at trade fair

HAINAN, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's tropical farm produce made swift sales at a winter trade fair that ended on Sunday in southernmost province of Hainan, fetching 2.6 billion U.S. dollars in contractual deals, one billion more than last year's session.

A total of 4.44 million tons of farm produce, including tropical fruit, aquatic products, poultry and flower, were sold at the annual fair.

Among major deals, a 140 million-dollar deal was made on fruit exports to Mongolia, and another 62 million-dollar contract on fruit sales to Hong Kong.

The fair registered more than 3,300 visitors from 40 countries and regions.