Lipetsk grain companies are exploring new markets

Last week, representatives of the Department of Agriculture of the Lipetsk Region, the Office of the ROSSELKHOZNADZOR for the Voronezh, Belgorod and Lipetsk Regions and agricultural enterprises involved in the production and storage of grain met to discuss the conditions for the supply of agricultural products to CHINA .
Specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Lipetsk Testing Laboratory of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Central Scientific and Methodological Veterinary Laboratory" acquainted local producers with the requirements that the Chinese side puts forward for potential exporters of grain and grain crops. “The Chinese market is a promising and important area for developing the EXPORT potential of the region, especially for the export of grain crops,” said Maxim Guryev, Deputy HEAD of the Rosselkhoznadzor Office for the Voronezh, Belgorod and Lipetsk Regions. “Therefore, in order to gain a foothold in this market, it is very important to strictly comply with all the requirements put forward by the Chinese side.”
The participants of the meeting were explained in detail all the stages of control that potential exporters need to go through in order to be able to supply their products to China. Surveys begin with seed material, so this year only those companies that have managed to do this will be able to deliver their products abroad. Crops are also checked at the time of tillering, in the ripening phase; the territory where cereals are grown is examined for the presence of quarantine harmful plants in different periods; warehouses, including transshipment points where export products will be stored; transport. Grain is checked for GMOs, the presence of pesticides, and it is important to study in advance the list of those pesticides for which verification is requested from the Chinese side. Rosselkhoznadzor specialists focused the attention of the audience on the fact that that at the stage of concluding a contract, it is necessary to clarify the list of requirements that China puts forward for the export of a particular grain crop, because it may differ. Also, potential exporters of grain and grain crops to China need to be prepared for the fact that, at the request of the Chinese side, they will have to submit all the documents that are mentioned in the Protocols signed by RUSSIA and China since 2015, as well as for the arrival of Chinese specialists. The process of preparing these documents is time-consuming, so it is important to start collecting them in advance. that, at the request of the Chinese side, they will have to submit all the documents that are mentioned in the Protocols signed by Russia and China since 2015, as well as before the arrival of Chinese specialists. The process of preparing these documents is time-consuming, so it is important to start collecting them in advance. that, at the request of the Chinese side, they will have to submit all the documents that are mentioned in the Protocols signed by Russia and China since 2015, as well as before the arrival of Chinese specialists. The process of preparing these documents is time-consuming, so it is important to start collecting them in advance.
“The Chinese market is very interesting for us, and it is important to note that this is not a new direction for local producers,” explained Oleg Dolgikh, Head of the Department of Agriculture of the Lipetsk Region. - Export of agricultural products to the People's Republic of China already ranks 5th in the entire volume of exports of the region's agro-industrial complex.