As of May 15, from the beginning of 2017/18 MY, Russia exported 1,231 million tons of grain and oilseeds to China, which is 18 times more than the same period of the previous season and is an absolute record in the history of modern Russia, the Rosselkhoznadzor press service reports.
"The main volume of Russian exports to China in the current season is soybeans (846.2 thousand tons), rapeseed (108.1 thousand tons), wheat (41.3 thousand tons) and corn (23,000 tons) In addition, according to the cultures admitted for export from November 1, 2017, 46,6 thousand tons of flax seeds, 7,5 thousand tons of buckwheat, 2,6 thousand tons of sunflower seeds and 2,100 tons were shipped oats," the agency reports.
It is also noted that these volumes allowed China to enter the 13th place in the rating of the main importing countries of Russian grain and oilseeds in the current season. "At present, the Rosselkhoznadzor is working to admit barley, millet, sorghum, soybean meal, and grain products to the Chinese market, in order to do this, a number of inspections of Chinese specialists to the Russian Federation for the analysis of phytosanitary risks are planned," Rosselkhoznadzor noted.
Source: apk-inform.com.
