reply Russian agricultural exports to China rose 35 per cent in the first half from a year earlier

So far this year, about 67 per cent of Russia's poultry exports have gone to China, up sevenfold from the same period last year. In the first 7 months, the value of Russian cooking oil imported by China through Manzhouli Customs increased by 1.2 times compared with the same period last year. Russian agricultural exports to China rose 35 per cent in the first half of the year... A group of data shows that China's position as Russia's largest export destination for agricultural and food products continues to be consolidated, and agricultural trade has become a new highlight of Bilateral economic and trade cooperation.We will expand export channels and seize China's development opportunitiesIn 2019, China and Russia signed the Agreement on the inspection and quarantine of Russian grain, oilseed and its by-products to China, and liberalized Russia's nationwide export of soybeans to China. The two countries have made positive progress in mutual access to agricultural products and further expanded the space for agricultural cooperation. At present, more than 10 kinds of agricultural products, such as Russian wheat, soybean, oil rapeseed meal, poultry meat and beef, have been successively approved to enter the Chinese market."The Chinese market is a huge draw for us." Russia Aleka company specializes in flour, sunflower oil, macaroni, brown rice and other agricultural and sideline products processing production. Russian suppliers are increasing their supply as Demand from Chinese consumers grows, says Serbinina, manager of the company. Bilateral trade in agricultural products has been expanding year by year, bringing more opportunities for companies of both sides to deepen cooperation. Many Russian companies, including This company, have established long-term cooperative relations with Their Chinese counterparts.Cherkizovo, Russia's largest meat producer, began exporting poultry products to China last May. "China is an important export market for us and has huge potential, which is why many Russian agricultural companies are optimistic about the Chinese market." The group plans to export more than 50,000 tons of poultry products to China this year. "We are actively expanding export channels to China and seizing the development opportunities in China," said Darinov, head of the strategic planning department."In March this year, for the first time, we used 10,000 tons of ocean-going vessels to load imported Russian soybeans, which means the grain trade between China and Russia has reached a new level." Bai Tianxu, cofco's general manager for Far East, said coFCO had also teamed up with a Russian subsidiary of Beidahuang Group in April to ship 3,880 tonnes of Russian corn to China by sea."In recent years, the proportion of agriculture in The economic and trade cooperation between Russia and China has been increasing, and agricultural trade has become a new important growth point of bilateral trade." Osinina, a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Economics of the Whole Of Russia, believes that expanding exports to China is a priority for Russia's agricultural export trade. "China has a vast market and Russia has rich agricultural resources. The agricultural structures of the two countries are highly complementary to each other and the import and export of agricultural products are becoming more specialized, so there is every reason for the two countries to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results."Enhance brand image and build e-commerce cooperation platformFlour, cooking oil, sausages, special confectionery... Chinese e-commerce platform has an "official flagship store of Russian food", which brings together many well-known Russian brands. Just over half a year after opening, the store has nearly 100,000 fans. "Recently, the store has gained more popularity through live streaming, which not only increases sales, but also further enhances the popularity of Russian agricultural products and food in China. We plan to open more online flagship stores." "Said Sergei Kozevnikov, senior vice President of The Russian Export Center.In recent years, a number of Russian "stores", such as "Russian Pindo" and "Open Dolls", have established a firm foothold in the Chinese market through online platforms for Russian agricultural products and food. E-commerce is building new platforms for the trade of agricultural products between the two countries. Xu Paoling, a researcher with the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that Chinese and Russian companies should make full use of the Internet and Internet of things technology to enhance the brand image of agricultural products and push bilateral agricultural cooperation to a new level.Russian academy of sciences institute of the far east acting director maslov said that with China's epidemic prevention and control the situation continues to improve, constantly release domestic consumption demand, Russia, including food, meat, milk and other agricultural products in the Chinese market will have great potential for development, "the Russian suppliers should strengthen the research and training, with the aid of Chinese electricity new platform, expand cooperation in the new path".Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said that the trade volume between China and Russia has shown high resilience during the epidemic, and new forms and models of cross-border e-commerce and other trade have been developing rapidly. With the continuous expansion of market access between the two countries, agricultural trade has become a new highlight of bilateral economic and trade cooperation. "We are confident that bilateral trade will reach the target of $200bn."We will improve logistics facilities and promote bilateral tradeIn May, Russia sent frozen chicken by rail for the first time in refrigerated containers. In June, the first China-Russia logistics infrastructure cooperation project -- The Moscow Bereilast Logistics Center -- was put into regular operation. Since July, the digital port system has been put into use at Railway stations of Manzhouli and Suifenhe Ports in China. The customs clearance time has been reduced from half a day to less than 30 minutes... With the rapid growth of china-Russia trade in agricultural products, the transport infrastructure and logistics conditions of agricultural products on both sides are also gradually improving.Last September, China and Russia reached an agreement on "Agricultural Express" cooperation, which will transport agricultural products to China by train. A month later, the first "agricultural express", loaded with Russian flour, arrived in Jinan. Based on the agricultural Express's potential, Russian companies plan to export 80,000 tonnes of flour products to China this year, up from 10,000 tonnes previously, and to ship 100,000 tonnes a year starting in 2022."The further improvement of logistics infrastructure will help promote the trade of agricultural products between the two countries." Alexei Schlow, deputy chief executive of Roscosmos, said faster rail transport ensures freshness of agricultural products and reduces logistics costs. During the epidemic prevention and control period, railways have played an important role in the transportation of agricultural products. "We plan to send out four 'agricultural express' trains every month in the future to help more Russian agricultural products enter the Chinese market."According to the development strategy of agricultural export from 2017 to 2024 formulated by Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and Russia's Export Center, Russia hopes to further increase its agricultural export to China by 2024. Russia plans to invest 30 billion rubles (about 2.75 billion yuan) to develop agricultural logistics and transportation lines by 2024 under the framework of the export of agricultural complex products under the federal project, Orsinina said. "Russia-china agricultural cooperation enjoys broad prospects and both sides have strong interest in carrying out mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of agriculture. Russia also hopes to deepen practical cooperation with China in agricultural technology innovation and application and push for more projects to be implemented, "he said.