China to import soybean meal from Russia

China has allowed the import of soybean meal, sugar beet pulp, rapeseed meal and sunflower meal from Russia, the General Administration of Customs said in a statement on its website on Thursday.

Exporters of the animal feed ingredients must be inspected and approved by Russian authorities and would need to register with the Chinese regulator, the statement said.

The move came after the GAC announced in July that China will expand the import of Russian soybean and wheat. Industry experts said the growing amount of soybean products coming from Russia will help China meet domestic demand for animal and aquatic feed. It will also mitigate the effects caused by the ongoing Sino-US trade dispute.