Minister Steenhuisen signs a landmark stone fruit trade protocol with China [SOUND]

# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and China’s General Administration of Customs, Sun Meijun, have signed a historic stone fruit trade protocol in Shanghai, China. With US tariffs squeezing exporters, this agreement offers huge potential, tapping into China’s strong market. The department’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says the opening of the Chinese market could unlock approximately 400-million-rand for the country over the next five years, a figure which is projected to double over the next ten years: