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Russia has supplied the maximum amount of rice from China since December 2023. Exports in May reached 4 thousand tons. This is the maximum since December last year. About it wrote RIA Novosti.

Recall, the ban on exports of rice and rice groats from Russia introduced on June 1, 2022, when in the Kuban at the Fedorovsky junction there was an accident. This measure was taken to eliminate the risk of shortages and ensure stable prices for finished products. Since then, the ban has been extended more than once. The last time - until June 30 this year.

In April rice exports from China amounted to 2 thousand tons, in May supplies doubled.

Russia is among the top 10 largest consumers of Chinese rice. The Russian Federation accounted for 3% of all exports in May. Mozambique bought the most rice from China. The African country accounted for a fifth of all supplies.

Among the main buyers of rice from China are Cameroon (18%) and Puerto Rico (14%).

In total, China sold 151.6 thousand tons of rice in May.

Neighbouring India now wants to operate Bangladesh’s second seaport Mongla, where both New Delhi and Beijing are also keen to invest in new terminal construction.

India already has secured transshipment facilities at Bangladesh’s two seaports in Chittagong and Mongla for carrying cargoes to its landlocked seven-sister states in the North East to avoid travelling over 1,650 kilometres.

Earlier in May, a delegation of India Ports Global Limited, led by its Managing Director Sunil Mukundan, visited Mongla Port to see the facility and had a meeting with high-ups of the port authority where they expressed their interest in operating the port.

“Yes, they came to visit our port and expressed interest to be involved in port operations,” confirmed a senior official of the Mongla Port Authority.

If successfully negotiated, Mongla will be the third international port operation for India after Chabahar Port in Iran and Sittwe in Myanmar, which both are managed by India Ports Global Limited.

The Indian company has been asked to submit a detailed written proposal to the Mongla Port Authority for consideration. The representative of the Mongla Port Authority said the delegation was told that after receiving the proposal it would be evaluated and if found profitable then would be sent to the government for a decision.

A train loaded with a variety of goods left Xi'an, the administrative center of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, for Malaszewicz in Poland on Saturday morning, marking a milestone as the total number of departures of freight trains operating on China-Europe international rail freight routes exceeded 90,000.

According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, to date, China-Europe freight trains have transported more than 8.7 million TEU /20-foot container equivalent units/ worth $380 billion. US DOLLARS.

From 2016 to 2023, the annual number of China-Europe freight train departures increased from 1,702 to more than 17,000. The value of goods transported by these trains increased significantly from US$8 billion in 2016 to US$56.7 billion in 2023. The value of goods transported by these trains increased significantly from US$8 billion in 2016 to US$56.7 billion in 2023. The value of goods transported by these trains has increased significantly from US$8 billion in 2016 to US$56.7 billion in 2023.

The range of goods transported by China-Europe freight trains has expanded to more than 50,000 different items, including laptops and printers, clothing and footwear, automobiles and spare parts, basic necessities, foodstuffs, timber, furniture, chemicals and equipment.

The VIII China-Russia EXPO is being held from May 16 to 21 in Harbin. On Saturday, the first day of the regular work of the EXPO, there was an influx of Chinese and foreign visitors.

The China-Russia EXPO has already become an important platform for promoting bilateral trade and economic cooperation.