Delegates of the Republic of Vietnam visited Ukraine in April 2018. REUTERS The document was adopted on June 5, 2018, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has said. It not only authorizes the resumption of shipments of Ukrainian wheat but also introduces strict biosecurity control over grain imported from Ukraine. In 2015, Vietnam temporarily stopped buying wheat from Ukraine over contamination with grain weevils. The infected grain was supplied with fake phytosanitary certificates. Read alsoUkrainian farmers export almost 36.5 mln tonnes of grain since July 1 Vietnam decided to resume imports of Ukrainian grain after Ukrainian-Vietnamese talks, UGA said. In particular, delegates of the Republic of Vietnam visited Ukraine in April 2018 to learn about Ukraine's biosecurity procedures for wheat shipped abroad. As UNIAN reported, wheat exports from Ukraine from the beginning of the 2017-2018 marketing year have totaled 16.1 million tonnes. If you see a spelling error on our site, select it and press Ctrl+Enter
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will allow Ukrainian wheat to be imported, ending a suspension begun in 2015 after the discovery of contaminated grain carrying counterfeit phytosanitary certificates. The Ukrainian Grain Association reported that strict biosecurity controls would be introduced with the resumption of shipments, and that Ukrainian wheat exports have totalled 16.1 million metric tonnes for 2017-2018.