Russia expects to increase exports of niche crops to China

Russia expects to increase supplies of niche agricultural crops to China. In particular, Russian specialists are currently working with the PRC protocol on sorghum, millet and lentils, and the Ministry of Agriculture also hopes to allow the export of semolina and rye flour. Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut spoke about this at the forum "Development of Small Agribusiness in Russia". According to her, Rosselkhoznadzor is working around the clock to accredit for the Chinese market what is not yet supplied there. Currently, Russia mainly ships fish and vegetable oils to the country, Lut recalled. "They really like the niches, and we try to negotiate with them as much as possible on niche crops where there are low phytosanitary risks for them. Because here, too, everything depends on our production," the head of the agricultural department noted. Thus, in 2023, Russia exported a record volume of peas, and China became its largest importer, purchasing more than 1 million tons. In ...