MINSK, 23 March (BelTA) – Products of Belarusian agro-industrial enterprises are in high demand among Chinese companies accredited on the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the BUCE press service.
According to exchange statistics, in January-February 2026, Chinese importers purchased agricultural goods worth a total of $18 million, which was seven times more than year-on-year. This was reported by Head of BUCE’s Shanghai office Aleksei Dykusha during a meeting with a Chinese business delegation that included major importers and distributors of food products and raw materials for the food industry. The event was also attended by Belarus’ Consul General in Shanghai Aleksandr Shevchenko and a representative of the Agriculture and Food Ministry at the Belarusian Embassy in China Natalya Pavlovskaya (via videoconference).
“This year, Chinese companies are showing increased interest in Belarusian agricultural products. Items such as flax fiber and tow, chilled and frozen beef, beef by-products, mink pelts, skimmed milk powder, and butter are in particularly high demand. While last year seven Chinese trading organizations regularly purchased these goods through the exchange, this year the pool of permanent buyers from China has grown to 19 companies,” Aleksei Dykusha noted.
During the negotiations with the Chinese business delegation, a presentation of the Belarusian exchange platform was held, and prospects for deepening bilateral cooperation in exchange trade were discussed. Chinese importers expressed readiness to purchase rapeseed oil on BUCE, a product in strong demand on the Chinese market. The arrival of major Chinese buyers on the exchange will help diversify exports of oilseed processing products, which are currently supplied mainly to European countries.
“In January-February 2026, 6,600 tonnes of rapeseed oil were sold to foreign markets. This exceeds the figure for the same period in 2025 by 27%. The major buyers, as before, are importers of fat-and-oil products from Northern and Western Europe,” the head of BUCE’s Shanghai office added.
At present, BUCE accredited 370 Chinese companies. Since the beginning of 2026, 26 new Chinese companies have joined the exchange.
Founded in 2004, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange conducted its first trading session in June 2005. BUCE is one of the largest commodity exchanges in Eastern Europe. Its main function is to assist Belarusian enterprises with export and foreign companies with entering the Belarusian market. BUCE sells a wide range of metal, forestry and agricultural products, industrial and consumer goods.
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