In the first four months of 2023, more than 90% of imported grain at Alashankou Port will come from five Central Asian countries

    On May 18, the reporter learned from Alashankou Customs that in the first four months, the cargo volume of imported grain at Alashankou Port reached 293,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 146.7%, of which over 90% of the grain came from the five Central Asian countries.

    On April 4, Alashankou customs officers were supervising the unloading of imported bulk grain. Photo by Kadrei Halibuyati

    In the first four months, China's Xinjiang's import and export value to the five Central Asian countries accounted for 43.4% of the country's total import and export value to the five Central Asian countries. The data further proves the importance of Xinjiang in the import and export trade between China and the five Central Asian countries. The close cooperation between China's Xinjiang and Central Asian countries is also reflected in food imports.

    In March, the Chinese Xinjiang friendly exchange delegation visited Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. During this visit, Alashankou Jinshahe Noodle Industry Co., Ltd. signed a wheat procurement contract with a Kazakh enterprise. As of May 17, the company had imported 63,000 tons of Kazakh wheat.

    Li Hongfeng, Section Chief of the Comprehensive Business Section of Alashankou Customs, said that the grain imported at Alashankou Port mainly includes grain products such as barley, wheat, and sunflower seeds, and railway transportation is the main mode of transportation for grain imports. An increase of 133.7%.

    In order to ensure the stable import of grain, Alashankou Customs has done a good job in customs clearance service guarantee, and proposed more than 30 convenient measures to promote customs clearance and improve service, and promote the priority of repacking and shipping of imported grain.