Another step to arrive with soybean meal in China

Argentina has taken another step towards opening the Chinese soybean market by organizing a seminar in Beijing, where officials, industry and technicians have spoken about this by-product in more than 50 countries. 70 Chinese entrepreneurs from the sector.

Until now, this country buys grain and oil from oilseeds, but not the by-product of flour. In the industry, they expect China to allow at one point 12 factories to export.

Flour exports account for 68% of soybean complex sales, at about 24.1 million tonnes, for about $ 9181 million.

At the meeting held at the headquarters of the Argentine Embbady in that country, the secretary of the agribusiness government, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, pointed out that "the Argentine soybean meal is a product that is very high in protein and has a high degree of solubility, so it is easy to digest for different cattle. "

"We are currently exporting to more than 50 countries, which recognizes us for our quality and safety," said the official on his Twitter account at the end of the seminar.

On the industry side, Gustavo Idígoras, president of the Chamber of the Petroleum Industry and Center for Grain Exporters (Ciara-CEC) and attending the meeting, said: "This event marks a Important step in trade relations with China It has never been possible to provide information on our capabilities and qualities to Chinese buyers. "

"We will establish an agenda of meetings with Chinese industry to establish long-term trade agreements," he added.

As noted at the meeting, the oil industry explained the production and export capacity as well as the high levels of quality and safety of oilcake and soybean oil. There were members of INTA and Senasa who later made reference to the Argentine product.

The Argentinian industry has also met with import companies and balanced feed processors for pigs, poultry and fish.