When the Changchun agriculture expo came to a close in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, on Aug 23, it had racked up a trade volume of 16.43 billion yuan ($2.57 billion), chinajilin.com reports.

The closing press conference for the Changchun agriculture expo is held at the Changchun agriculture garden, Changchun, Jilin, Aug 23. [Photo/chinajilin.com]

The closing press conference for the 10-day event was held at the Changchun agriculture garden, where it was announced that more than 2,200 exhibitors and 1.75 million visitors took part in the expo, with the amount of business at the expo at 1.6 billion yuan and the amount of intentional trade and agreements at 16.43 billion yuan.