From Ukraine to world: Flour exports conquer top economy
Wheat flour (Photo: from open sources)
China has opened its market to imports of Ukrainian wheat flour. Negotiations on this issue lasted at least three years, states the head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Serhii Tkachuk.
"Today, together with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Ukraine, Mr. Ma Shengkun, I signed an international agreement that officially opens the export of Ukrainian wheat flour to the People's Republic of China," Tkachuk wrote.
The approved agreement provides for a protocol of inspection, phytosanitary, and sanitary requirements for wheat flour. The protocol will be supervised by the Ukrainian State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, and on the Chinese side, by the General Administration of Customs.
It is also known that the approved document establishes clear and transparent requirements for all stages of production and export, from wheat cultivation to the delivery of finished products to the Chinese market.
Negotiations to start flour exports to China have been ongoing since at least 2023.
As is well known, Ukraine exports grain to many countries around the world. Moreover, several years ago, Ukraine ranked second among the world's grain exporters. Only the US was ahead of us.
Grain exports from Ukraine increased as early as 2018.
