GUANGZHOU, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship loaded with 68,000 tonnes of Brazilian corn was cleared on Saturday by Xinsha Customs in south China's Guangdong Province, marking the first batch of Brazilian corn imported into China.
The Brazilian corn imported by China's biggest food trader COFCO arrived at a port in the city of Dongguan, Guangdong, after a voyage of more than a month from Santos Port, Brazil.
China and Brazil reached an agreement on corn imports in 2022. Brazil is the world's third largest corn producer and the second largest corn exporter.
According to the Chinese importer, Brazil in the southern hemisphere and China in the northern hemisphere complement each other in corn harvesting seasons, and importing of corn from Brazil has diversified the supply channels of corn in China, thereby easing seasonal and regional fluctuations in supply.
The company is expecting several more shipments of Brazilian corn and the supply will gradually become stable.
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