The delegation is planning to meet with Chinese government officials from the offices of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, the Administration of Import-Export and Quarantine, and Customs of the People's Republic of China in an effort to implement a trade agreement recently signed between the United States and China governing trade in several Florida agricultural commodities.
China is the world's largest untapped market for Florida agricultural products.
We are extremely happy about the agreement negotiated between the United States and China covering a significant portion of our commodities. Now, we will work as diligently as possible to implement it. Crawford's office is working with the Florida Department of Citrus, United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service and Animal Plant Inspection Service, and the Office of The United States Trade Representative in planning the mission. The mission will last fifteen days. In addition to meeting with Chinese government officials in Beijing, the delegation will travel to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin and Hong Kong.