Commencement of Regular Grain Shipments for Export through the “New Russia-China Land Grain Corridor”

The regular grain shipments to the People’s Republic of China commenced at the world’s first specialized full-cycle land-based grain terminal Zabaikalsk-Manchuria on May 31, 2023. The grain products, including soybeans, are shipped under the Contract signed between Russian Production-Export Company FET and Chinese state corporation China Chengtong. The first batch of grain products was sent under the concerted supervision of the local Directorates of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance for the Altai and Zabaikalsk Territories. From seed grains to harvest, control and laboratory testing of the grain products were conducted at the place of origin by the colleagues from the Altai Territory. The Directorate of the Zabaikalsk Territory verified the documents certifying the quarantine and phytosanitary status of the grain batches and prepared the fumigation certificates. All products comply with the phytosanitary requirements of China.

The development of the “New Russia-China Land Grain Corridor” project will contribute to grain production increase in the territory of Ural, Siberia and the Far East and access to the Celestial Empire’s market. The New Land Grain Corridor Group of Companies is implementing the same-named program supported by the President of the Russian Federation, the Prime Minister and the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the Eurasian Economic Commission.

For reference (New Land Grain Corridor GC):

The New Land Grain Corridor Group of Companies (NLGC GC) is an export-oriented holding structure implementing in Ural, Siberia and the Far East a project on the creation and development of the infrastructure for export of grains, grain legumes and oilseeds to China, Central Asia and the Middle East. The NLGC GC consists of Grain Terminal Zabaikalsk (GTZ) with the transshipment capacity of up to 8 million tons a year and Production-Export Company FET (FET) which is an operator and organizer of the contract farming and grain elevators infrastructure, as well as an owner of the export contracts.