Russia and China signed protocols on expanding trade cooperation in the agro-industrial complex

On May 24, 2023, in Beijing, the Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert and the Head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China Yu Jianhua signed protocols expanding bilateral trade cooperation between the countries. Sergey Dankvert is a member of a high-ranking Russian delegation participating in the Russian-Chinese business forum as part of the visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to China. The heads of the Rosselkhoznadzor and the GTU of China ratified protocols on phytosanitary requirements for millet exported from Russia and medicinal plant raw materials for Chinese medicine. The permission to export millet to China was preceded by a large-scale work. Given the interest of Russian participants in the grain market in increasing shipments of grain processing products to China, Rosselkhoznadzor initiated a millet admission procedure in 2019, which includes a negotiation process, preparation of extensive materials confirming the ...