Export of grains, soybeans and products of their processing from Russia's Amur region increased by 2.5 times in the first quarter

More than 130 thousand tons of grain crops, soybeans and their products were exported from the Amur Region in the first quarter of 2023, which is 2.5 times more than in the same period last year. The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Amur Region and Yakutia reports that over the first three months, when exported, more than 120 thousand tons of grains, soybeans and over 12 thousand tons of their processed products were controlled. Herbal products were exported to China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Mongolia and North Korea. "During the same period last year, 50.8 thousand tons of these regulated products were controlled. There is a noticeable increase in demand, primarily from China," Interfax was told in the regional department of Rosselkhoznadzor. More than 78 thousand tons of soybeans, over 34 thousand tons of corn, about 1.7 thousand tons of wheat and 788 tons of barley have been sent to China since the beginning of this year. More than 2.8 thousand tons of corn have ...