Russia: Kirov region has increased the export of rapeseed oil, chaga and timber to China

Crude Canola Oil & Rapeseed Oil

Published Jan 20, 2021

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In 2020, the Kirov region became a major exporter of timber, chaga and rapeseed oil to China. Thus, Rosselkhoznadzor monitored the shipment of 3.5 thousand tons of rapeseed oil. The quality of the oil was confirmed by tests at the Kirov branch of the All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center. Laboratory analysis showed that the oil meets the requirements of the importing country. The department issued 159 certificates for the export of rapeseed oil to the owners of the products.

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But for the export of timber outside the country, 17 thousand certificates have already been issued, confirming the fulfillment of all the requirements of the importing countries. The main importers were China, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and in total timber products from the Kirov region were exported to 70 countries. The region supplied 744 thousand cubic meters of timber abroad, which is more than five times more than from neighboring Udmurtia. In addition, the Kirov region exported 668 tons of chaga in 2020, 487 tons of which were sent to China. Small consignments of chaga were also purchased by the Republic of Korea (91.3 tons), Latvia (86.9 tons), Kazakhstan (2.2 tons), Mongolia (1 ton) and Belarus (0.5 tons). The owners of the products were issued 36 phytosanitary certificates confirming the quality of chaga and its ...

Source: Chinalogist