AreaKazakhstan

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommoditySoybean

Date01/04/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentBilateral cooperation

DescriptionSigned a bilateral protocol on phytosanitary requirements to facilitate the exportation of Kazakh soybeans to China.

NotesGovernment officials from Kazakhstan and China signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for increasing the exportation of Kazakh soybeans to China (see also MPPU Jan.&Feb.’17). Reportedly, all soybean imports from Kazakhstan will be crushed in China.