The Legendagro company plans to build an elevator complex, a grain terminal, and a soybean deep processing plant in Primorye. The governor of the region Oleg Kozhemyako and the head of the company “Jiavo” – the shareholder of “Legendagro” Chen Sheopen discussed issues of investment economic cooperation in Beijing. The Chinese company has been successfully growing soybeans and rice in Primorye for several years.
Sheopen expressed hope that the project to build a Russian-Chinese agricultural park in Primorye would be successfully implemented.
“Raw materials from Primorye”
“We continue to increase production volumes, and imports of grain, soybeans, corn, and wheat. We plan to start deep processing next year in order to supply finished products to the Chinese market using raw materials from Primorye. All this will be based on our investments in infrastructure and port facilities. A great future lies in the supply of fish products, we can introduce our own technologies in rice growing,” he stressed.
According to Zhen Jianchao, General Director of Legendagro , when the port for grain transshipment in Sukhodol Bay, processing plants, and an elevator are launched, another 800 new jobs will be created.
“Primorye is improving its investment climate, the regional government supports us, offers different ways to solve our issues in business development. We have already created 180 jobs for Primorye residents, we are developing our company together, creating conditions for the residents of the region to feel comfortable working with us,” he added .
Oleg Kozhemyako emphasized that the Government of the region welcomes the decision to create a deep soybean processing facility for 300,000 tons per year.
Director General of Legendagro Zhen Jianchao is confident in the development of bilateral cooperation between Primorye and the People’s Republic of China.
“I hope that, based on the example of our cooperation, more Chinese companies will come to Primorsky Krai and invest in the region,” Zhen Jianchao said .
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