The problem with the export of rapeseed oil from Kazakhstan to China has not yet been resolved

Published 2023년 5월 12일

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Kazakhstani producers of rapeseed oil are encountering difficulties in exporting to China due to undeclared GMOs. This issue has persisted for three years, leading to the return of shipments and financial losses. The lack of GMO analysis laboratories in Kazakhstan and the country's prohibition on GMO cultivation contribute to the problem. The National Association of Oilseed Processors plans to address this issue by sending an official letter to the Ministry of Trade and Integration, while a working group has been established to boost exports to China. This problem was raised at the FOC: Fats and Oils Conference in June 2022, highlighting the ongoing challenges in trade relations between Kazakhstan and China.

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Kazakh producers of rapeseed oil still face the problem of exporting their products to China. Andrey Antonov, Executive Director for Strategic Development of the National Association of Oilseed Processors, announced this in an interview with Kapital.kz. The problem with the transportation of rapeseed oil from Kazakhstan to China has existed for about three years. “This is due to the fact that the Chinese side reveals GMOs in rapeseed oil on the border with our country. As a result, Kazakh wagons with rapeseed oil are being returned back. China refers to the fact that our country does not have a special agreement with China on the export of GMO products. As a result, Kazakh factories receive less than tens of thousands of dollars,” Andrey Antonov noted. The expert also commented on the question of why Kazakh factories do not analyze for the presence of GMOs in their products. “There are no laboratories in Kazakhstan that could carry out such an analysis. Unlike China, where there ...

Source: Oilworld