According to a report by Tanzania’s mainstream media "Daily News" on November 1, Tanzania and China reached an agreement to export soybeans to China. Tanzanian Ambassador to China Kailuki issued a statement on the official Twitter account of the Embassy in China on October 26, stating that China’s annual soybean demand is about 103 million tons, of which 15 million tons are produced in China and 88 million tons are imported from abroad. Now Tanzania It has also become one of the countries that can export soybeans to China. He pointed out that in China soybeans are the main source of protein for animal feed and edible oil.

At the same time, Wu Peng, Director of the Department of African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said that the agreement reached between the two countries is conducive to expanding imports from Africa. This is one of the important measures to implement the "Eight Actions" of the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit. Both China and Africa will benefit from closer trade ties.

According to statistics, the annual output of soybeans in Tanzania is about 10,000 tons, and the main producing areas are Ruvuma, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro and Manyara provinces. At present, the main agricultural products that Tanzania exports to China are sesame, sisal, tobacco and cashew nuts.

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