The first ever shipments of buckwheat and barley were sent from the Tomsk region to China

In weight terms we are talking about 270 and 1,601 tons, respectively.

According to Rosselkhoznadzor, the exporters were large Tomsk enterprises that “showed deep interest in monitoring the phytosanitary condition of cultivation and storage sites” over the past and present years.

In addition, the companies underwent the necessary certification procedures, received registration in the Cerberus information system and, in the end, were approved by the Chinese side.

“Consignments with grain shipped to the Celestial Empire for the first time were prepared within the framework of the existing protocols between the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China on compliance with inspection and quarantine requirements for the export of barley and buckwheat from the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of China,” the message emphasizes services.