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When the Ukrainian army invaded Russia and Turkey, did China suddenly change its attitude? Ukraine's barley shipments to China were cut in half

2024-08-27

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After Ukraine invaded Russia, it suddenly found that its barley export orders to China were cut in half. At this point, Ukraine began to feel uncertain, speculating that China might be "supporting Russia" in this way, but in fact, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had already made a statement about the grain trade between China and Ukraine.

Ukrainian barley

Recently, the Ukrainian Agricultural Committee announced that Ukraine's barley exports will continue to decline from September this year. Data shows that in August, Ukraine's barley export contract volume was 600,000 tons, but by September, this number was less than half. This significant change is mainly due to the reduction in demand from Chinese buyers.

Ukraine said that China has always been the main buyer of Ukrainian barley, and its purchases account for more than half of Ukraine's barley exports. If China suspends barley imports from Ukraine, Ukraine's barley exports will continue to decline. In this case, Ukraine and the United States and the West may exaggerate and conclude that the war on the Russian-Ukrainian front has affected China's judgment.

Earlier this month, the Ukrainian army raided Kursk and successfully entered Russian territory. Although China has always maintained a neutral attitude on the Russia-Ukraine issue and has not interrupted economic exchanges with either Russia or Ukraine, Western countries have unanimously determined that China secretly provided assistance to Russia and supported Russia's attack on Ukraine.