May 10, 2011
Heilongjiang's grain exports to Russia up 11%
Northeast China's Heilongjiang province sold 3,000 tonnes of grain to Russia in the first quarter of this year, a rise of 11% on the same period of last year, according to local customs house.
The amount accounted for 36.7% of the province's total grain exports of some 8,000 tonnes for the three-month period.
The total grain exports included 5,000 tonnes of beans averaging US$739 per tonne, up 9.3% on-year.
Of the total grain exports, 7,000 tonnes were sold by private businesses, down 27.5% on-year.
