Sino-Ukrainian quarantine pact talks likely to begin soon
By Zhou Siyu | China Daily | Updated: 2012-05-09 08:00
A tractor ploughs a field before seeding on a farm in the Chernigov region in Ukraine. Analysts said corn imported from Ukraine may prove popular in the Chinese market given its lower price compared with US corn and the fact that it is not genetically modified. Vincent Mundy / Bloomberg |
Negotiations for a quarantine agreement between China and Ukraine, which will enable Ukrainian corn to enter the Chinese market, are likely to be held during the visit of the Ukrainian finance minister to China, which is expected within two months.
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