Cao Derong, CFNA president

The matchmaking meeting for Chinese & Russian peas, organized by CFNA, was held in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on 7 April 2023.  This was the first matching meeting held in China since Russian peas were granted import access to the Chinese market.

Yao Dehai, Deputy Commissioner of Harbin Customs

Tan Yinghui, deputy director of Heilongjiang Department of Commerce

Yang Minjun, chairman of the Pea Sub-Chamber of CFNA

The meeting was supported by the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Heilongjiang Department of Commerce, Harbin Customs, the Chinese Consulate General in Khabarovsk, the Chinese Consulate General in Vladivostok, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Embassy in China and the Russian Consulate General in Harbin, and was attended and addressed by CFNA president Cao Derong. More than 200 buyers and producers from China, representatives of farms and trading companies from the main production areas of Russia attended the meeting to exchange and discuss the development of the pea trade and pea industry, so as to further deepen cooperation and achieve mutual benefits.

Klishin, Counsellor, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia in China

Бурыкин С.В. Consul-General of Russia in Harbin

President Cao Delong said, by the end of 2022, through the communication and unremitting efforts of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the General Administration of Customs of China, CFNA, and other national ministries and industrial associations, the General Administration of Customs of China signed a protocol on pea imports with Russia, effectively alleviating the problem of pea raw material import supply in China. The purpose of the meeting was to implement the requirements of the joint statement of the Chinese and Russian heads of state and to further promote Chinese-Russian agricultural trade to a higher level. The meeting aimed to promote effective communications between Chinese and Russian enterprises in the pea industry, build a platform for pea trade and cooperation between the two countries, promote communication between Russian suppliers and Chinese buyers, and promote cooperation between the two sides.

Excusive booths were set up for Russian suppliers and Chinese agents to have targeted discussions with domestic buyers and manufacturers to facilitate trade cooperation between the two sides. The activity site was crowded with people and the matchmaking was enthusiastic. Both Russian and Chinese companies met new customers and gained a lot.