Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exported 2,100 tons of tomato sauce, worth 1.1 million US dollars, to Kazakhstan during the first quarter of the year.

It is the first time for Xinjiang to export tomato sauce to a Central Asian country.

Tomato sauce is consumed daily by people in Central Asian countries, which neighbor Xinjiang, making the region a big market for tomato sauce exported from Xinjiang, said experts.

During the first three months of this year, Xinjiang exported altogether 77,500 tons of tomato sauce, worth 40.45 million dollars, up 18 percent year-on-year.

Most tomato sauce exported by Xinjiang goes to Italy, Russia and Japan.