China–Central Asia Agricultural Cooperation Update (Issue 5, 2026)
Issue 5
01. General Administration of Customs Access to Central Asian Agricultural Products: Kyrgyzstan Fresh Berries Approved to be Exposed to China (October 20)
announcement of the General Administration of Customs (No. 149 of 2026) Starting from October 20, 2026, Kyrgyzstan will allow the import of fresh berries (raspberries, blackcurrants, blackberries) that meet the quarantine requirements. China-Kyrgyzstan agricultural product access cooperation will be further expanded. According to the announcement, berry orchards and packaging factories exported to China must be reviewed by Kyrgyzstan and approved by China for registration. The registration information includes name, address and registration code. Before the export season each year, Kyrgyzstan will provide a list and China will publish it on official website after review so as to trace the source. China is concerned about a total of five kinds of quarantine pests: woolly floret A, pear fire blight, gooseberry monocystic powdery fungus, tobacco ring spot virus, dahlia veratella. In terms of pre-export management, orchards must implement Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under the supervision of Kyrgyzstan, monitor every 2 weeks from bud to harvest and keep control records; packaging factories must process and package under the supervision of Kyrgyzstan, maintain hygiene and prevent re-infection, store non-exported fruits separately, pick and classify after elimination, and establish a traceability system that can be traced back to the registered orchards; the packaging materials shall be clean and sanitary, the wooden packaging shall comply with ISPM 15, and the packaging boxes and pallets shall be marked with the name of the fruit, country, place of origin, name or registration number of the orchard and packing factory and the words "to the People's Republic of China. Kyrgyzstan shall conduct 2% sampling inspection according to each batch (no phytosanitary problem can be reduced to 1% for two years), and the whole batch shall not be exported if quarantine pests are found in vivo, branches and leaves or soil. The qualified goods shall be issued a phytosanitary certificate according to ISPM 12, indicating the name or registration number of the orchard, packaging factory and the container number, together with an additional statement that China is not concerned about pests. When the goods arrive at the Chinese port, the customs will check the entry animal and plant quarantine license, plant quarantine certificate and logo, and enter the country from the port allowing the import of fruits. Goods from unregistered orchards and packaging factories are not allowed to enter the country. If quarantine pests or soil and plant residues are found, they will be returned, destroyed or destroyed. If they do not conform to China's food safety laws and regulations and national standards, they will be returned or destroyed.
02. Jiangxi Jinggang tangerine was exported to Kyrgyzstan for the first time, with more than 260 tons leaving the country through two ports (October 19)
nanchang Customs reported on October 19 that a batch of Jiangxi Jinggang tangerines weighing more than 260 tons were shipped from Xiajiang County of Ji'an City after passing the inspection and quarantine by Ji'an Customs and sent to Kyrgyzstan via Horgos and Baktu ports. This is the first time that Jinggang tangerines are exported to the Central Asian market, and it is also another breakthrough for Jiangxi agricultural products to open up the Central Asian market. The export enterprise is Jiangxi Juxian Fruit Industry Co., Ltd., whose products were previously sold in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. In response to the quarantine access requirements of Central Asian countries, Ji 'an Customs has standardized the pest control standards of the imported countries, carried out technical assistance in registered orchards, guided the standardized management of outbound fruit orchards and packaging factories, and standardized the whole chain of field pest monitoring, pesticide use control, picking and sorting and packaging traceability. At the same time, the "green channel" for the export of agricultural products will be opened, and the "cloud issuance" of inspection and quarantine certificates will be realized, compress customs clearance time and ensure the quality of fresh fruits. In the first three quarters of this year, Ji'an City declared the value of agricultural and food products exported to 1.216 billion yuan, up 66.44 percent from the same period last year.
03. Ningxia exported 4,216 live cattle to Uzbekistan in the first three quarters, achieving a "zero breakthrough" (October 21)
yinchuan Customs announced on October 21 that in the first three quarters of this year, Ningxia exported 4,216 live cattle to Uzbekistan with a value of 72.94 million yuan. Ningxia's live cattle exports have grown from scratch, achieving a "zero breakthrough". In order to open up the whole chain from the farm to the port, Yinchuan Customs took the initiative to connect with the Uzbek embassy in China, formulate the Animal Health Certificate, and systematically sort out the import supervision policy, quarantine requirements and declaration process of live cattle in Uzbekistan. For territorial customs declaration, quarantine inspection, certificate application, live cattle isolation, testing, transportation supervision and port inversion and other pain points, one by one to promote solution. Customs clearance efficiency will be improved simultaneously: on the basis of the integration of "territorial customs declaration, port inspection and release" and "immediate, immediate check and release", a standardized disposal mechanism for domestic live cattle exports will be established, online application, advance isolation inspection, appointment inspection and rapid certification will be implemented, and "cloud issuance" quarantine certificate and remote territorial inspection will be promoted relying on the construction of intelligent customs. In terms of coordination mechanism, Yinchuan Customs and the Agricultural and Rural Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region have established a cooperation mechanism to carry out pre-examination and regular inspection on the isolation conditions, biosafety measures and daily epidemic disease monitoring of the breeding sites to be exported, forming a mode of "pre-check by the Agricultural and Rural Department and customs approval and release"; at the same time, it has strengthened the linkage with Urumqi Customs across customs areas to seamlessly connect with the port, such links as changing, inspection and transit, coordinate animal husbandry, quarantine, transportation and other departments to open exclusive green channel. Yinchuan Customs said that it will continue to deepen its gatekeeping services and carry out a three-year special campaign to support the export of agricultural food products, so as to open up the international market for more characteristic agricultural food products in Ningxia.
04. Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Protection Zone and Kazakhstan National Grain Trade Group signed a cooperation agreement to jointly build a cross-border industrial chain of grain and oil in China and Kazakhstan (October 21-23)
from October 21 to 23, during the 2026 "Tianjin trip of multinational enterprises" in Tianjin, the Management Committee of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Free Trade Zone, together with Tianjin Food Group and Tianjin Branch of China CITIC Bank, signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the State Food Trade Group of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and carried out trade cooperation around wheat, sunflower seed oil, linseed oil and other oils and oils. Build a cross-border industrial chain of grain and oil in Kazakhstan that integrates supply, trade, logistics and finance. The agreement was signed by Li Gongliang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Dongjiang Comprehensive Protection Zone. Dongjiang will rely on the functions of Tianjin Port Hub and Comprehensive Insurance Zone to improve port logistics, cold chain storage and cross-border financial facilities, and expand the trade map of agricultural products and cold chain food between Asia and Europe.
05. Signing of Kiwifruit Export Strategic Cooperation in Meixian County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, Central Asia Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce Docking Overseas Sales Channels (October 23)
on October 23, the signing ceremony of kiwifruit export strategic cooperation in Meixian County, Shaanxi Province was held. Ji Yanwei, President of Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce in Central Asia, Guo Airong, Secretary General, Feng Wei, deputy head of Meixian County, and the person in charge of the United Front Work Department of the county Party committee, the Kiwifruit Park of the county, the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of the county, and the special class for promoting consumption of cultural tourism attended. At the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the development of kiwifruit industry and overseas market expansion in Meixian County. Central Asia Shaanxi Trading Co., Ltd. and Shaanxi New Silk Road Kiwifruit (Group) Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the spot, which will give full play to their respective resource advantages, strengthen resource docking and business cooperation, expand kiwifruit overseas sales channels, and enhance brand influence and market competitiveness. Meixian County is an important kiwifruit producing area in my country, and the kiwifruit industry has become an important characteristic industry that drives agricultural efficiency and farmers' income.
06. China-Kazakhstan Agricultural Cooperation Project Set Kazakhstan's Record Yield of Many Crops (October 21)
the cooperation project between China and Kazakhstan led by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences completed multi-point yield measurement in October 2026: the yield of cotton seed cotton in Lihua 1400 reached 7605kg/ha, a record for Kazakhstan's cotton yield, with the average income of local cotton farmers increasing by more than 30%. Jett Suzhou 12000 mu of corn demonstration field yielded 1303.2kg per mu, setting a new record for Kazakhstan's large-scale corn yield. Oil sunflower demonstration field yielded 242.23kg per mu. The project has trained more than 1000 people, built 12000 mu of high-yield demonstration fields and 30000 mu of radiation promotion.
07. Kyrgyzstan Field Exhibition of Shanghai Agricultural Expo and Landing of China-Kyrgyzstan Apple Demonstration Garden (October 25)
the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo Kyrgyzstan Field Exhibition and Apple Dwarf Planting Technology Training Activity was held in the China-Kyrgyzstan Apple Demonstration Park from October 16 to 18. More than 60 Kyrgyz fruit growers and enterprise representatives, 16 Chinese-funded enterprises in Kyrgyzstan and 8 enterprises in Shaanxi Province participated. Eight Chinese high-quality apple varieties have been introduced into the demonstration garden, and Kyrgyzstan's first standardized low-rootstock apple demonstration garden has been built, increasing the average yield of local apples by 300kg per mu. 6000 Shaanxi green-rootstock apple seedlings have been bearing fruit in Syer River Prefecture.
08. Lanzhou New District Comprehensive Protection Zone Built Central Asia Grain and Oil Processing and Distribution Center, Selected Products Exhibition Area Landing in China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (October 20)
the selection exhibition area of Lanzhou New District Comprehensive Bonded Zone landed in the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center, attracting more than 30 enterprises and more than 200 categories in the province to appear. The exhibits cover six categories of characteristic agricultural products. The comprehensive protection zone is building three distribution centers around grain and oil, non-ferrous metals and cross-border e-commerce, including the Central Asian grain and oil processing and distribution center. Last year, China Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan railway public transport volume ranked first in China.
Merchants who purchase goods in the selection display area
09. Zhengzhou Central Asia Agricultural Products Distribution Center Opens Kazakhstan Grain and Feed Return Train (October 20)
china-Henan Port Group has invested a total of 10.3 billion yuan to build Zhengzhou International Dry Port and other key projects. The train has reached more than 140 cities in more than 40 countries and regions, with a total of more than 20000 trains. In the first half of 2026, Henan China-Europe train has 1859 trains, up 22.1 year-on-year, accounting for 10% of the national total, accounting for more than 60% of the return journey. The channel has changed from one-way export to two-way trade. On this channel network, the Central Asian direction is the key layout: since March this year, the regional distribution center of Central Asian agricultural products has landed in Zhengzhou International Dry Port, opened up Kazakhstan's grain and feed return train channel, and has taken on nearly 100 return trains, with an estimated annual volume of more than 350000 tons. At the same time, Central Asian routes such as Zhengzhou-Turkmenistan Agara Station and China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Public Transportation have been opened, and according to the "front warehouse after trade" plan to build six major trade centers for imported timber, metal, grain and oil, to promote the "transit flow" into "landing retention".
10. The 33rd Yangling Agricultural High-tech Conference and the 2026 Shanghai Agricultural Expo opened with agricultural officials from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan attending (October 25)
on October 25, the 33rd China Yangling Agricultural High-tech Achievements Expo and the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo opened at the same time in Yangling Demonstration Zone. The level of attendance in Central Asia was the highest on that day: Ashirbayev, Governor of Kyrgyzstan's Chuhe Prefecture, Khazipova, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Bakhromochong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan, and Ohumov, Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan. Ilzayev, Deputy Secretary-General of the China-Central Asia Mechanism, also attended. All 27 SCO countries participated in the Shanghai Agricultural Expo, with the first 15000 square meters of independent exhibition hall.
On October 25, the 33rd China Yangling Agricultural High-tech Conference and the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Agricultural Fair opened in Yangling Demonstration Zone. Wang Guangqian, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, delivered a keynote speech and announced the opening
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