In 2023, Russia is demonstrating record volumes of grain supplies to China, and since 2014 they have grown 27 times, Olga, head of the department of internal phytosanitary and land supervision, quality control and grain safety of Rosselkhoznadzor, said during the Golden Autumn 2023 exhibition. Zakharova.
According to the presentation, the Russian Federation increased grain exports to China from 131 thousand tons in 2014 to 3.522 million tons by September 24, 2023. Over the entire last year, 2.206 million tons of grain were sent to China from Russia.
“This is a great achievement,” Zakharova noted and recalled that in 2022, supplies of spring wheat and barley from the Russian Federation to China were allowed, and this year peas and millet were allowed on the Chinese market.
“We are working very hard to gain access to corn and rice so that China will allow us to supply from all over the Russian Federation. We agreed with the General Customs Administration of China that by the end of the year we will sign an additional agreement with them to the protocol, and it will be possible to ship from all over Russia,” Zakharova said.
According to her, there are also plans to lift restrictions on rapeseed for all regions of Russia, which could happen at the end of 2023 or beginning of 2024. Russia will continue to work on admitting winter wheat and barley to the Chinese market, and is also discussing potential supplies of edible soybean meal, mung beans, beans, and beet pulp with molasses.
According to Rosselkhoznadzor, since the beginning of 2023, the Russian Federation has supplied 51.7 million tons of grain to world markets by August 24. Deliveries of corn began to Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Venezuela, peas to the DPRK, Portugal, Hungary, Algeria, chickpeas to Morocco, lentils to Ecuador.
The representative of Rosselkhoznadzor drew attention to the importance of strict quality control of products for compliance with the requirements of the importing country. In 2022, the Russian Federation received 31 notes from foreign countries regarding the non-compliance of Russian grain with phytosanitary requirements; since the beginning of 2023, more than 20 notes have already been received.