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THE Canadian Province of British Columbia, the country's major salmon producer, is boosting its fish exports to China via a new airbridge between the two countries.
The province says that seafood firms and other exporters are finding new markets for their products through the new China Southern Airlines (CSA) cargo service from Vancouver International Airport to Shanghai. The airline chose Vancouver because of the great export potential through Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway and already has steady business.
For the past two months , CSA has been moving British Columbia seafood (along with heavy equipment from across Canada four times a week) in a development which create many new jobs.
This service is a major boost to Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway's air corridor, providing a vital service for high-value and time-sensitive Canadian goods like fish that are in great demand in Asian markets.
British Columbia's Minister of Agriculture Don McRae said: "We are a major marketer of seafood, exporting Canadian $957 million worth in 2010. The province has worked hard to improve cargo service for seafood and other exports to Asia by building a business environment that creates opportunities and breeds success.
He added: "The Pacific Gateway is creating jobs for British Columbians in our coastal communities, and throughout the seafood processing and distribution chain that leads to the world."
The Top seafood exports to China in 2010 were crabs, geoducks, hake and herring. In fact British Columbia says its seafood is featured in more than two billion meals worldwide per year and exported to more than 60 countries.
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