Ulyanovsk region sends train carrying flax oilseeds to China

ULYANOVSK. May 17 (Interfax) - The first export train carrying agricultural products from the Ulyanovsk region has departed for China, the press service of the regional government said.

"We are expanding cooperation in agriculture. The first export train departed from our region for China the other day. There are almost 2,000 tonnes of oilseed flax [seeds] from the Novospassky region on their way to the city of Qingdao. This will give our foreign trade turnover with China a good boost. In the future, we are ready for interregional cooperation with the Volga regions," regional governor Alexei Russkikh said.

The first exports of agricultural products from Ulyanovsk farmers to China took place thanks to the assistance of the logistics center created in 2022 at the Ulyanovsk Special Economic Zone, the report notes.

The Ulyanovsk region is also developing cooperation with China in the automotive, nuclear and aircraft industries, Russkikh said.

China ranked first in the share of the export trade of Ulyanovsk region in 2023.