A ship carrying 50,700 tons of soybeans from Brazil arrived at the port of Panjin, in Liaoning Province, in northeastern China, starting the port's schedule for grain imports not only from Brazilian ports but also from other parts of the world, reports “Agência Brasil”.
Panjin, the fifth grain-importing port in Liaoning, is one of nine terminals approved by China's customs administration to oversee grain imports.
To demonstrate the viability of the port, a Panamanian freighter previously docked at the Panjin Grain Terminal, allowing soybeans to be transferred at a rate of 700 tons per hour onto a fully enclosed conveyor.
The grain was shipped directly to mills owned by Liaoning Huifu Rongxing Protein Technology. Panjin is China's main distribution hub for grains and petroleum products, with a number of food processing facilities owned by internationally competitive companies such as Beidahuang Group, Yihai Kerry, Beijing Grain Group and COFCO.
