Russian Kemerovo Oblast To Start Supplying Grain To China in 2022

MOSCOW, June 10 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian media has quoted the Minister of Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kemerovo Oblast, Andrey Aritkulov, as saying that the oblast will start supplying grain to China in 2022.

We have been working on this issue since 2019," Aritkulov said. This year, we joined the protocol on opening up exports to China. All production that exceeds Russia's needs can be shipped to China."

He added that within the framework of the Russian federal food security programme, Kemerovo Oblast was given the task of harvesting at least 1.2 million tonnes of grain. Of this, 900,000 tonnes are for the needs of Kemerovo Oblast and another 300,000 tonnes for Russia's needs. The remaining grain (about 400,000 tonnes) is available for export. Supplies will probably start in the autumn