In Hong Kong, South China Morning Post reported that Argentina has tightened export standards for sorghum to strengthen sales to China.
The Agriculture Secretariat issued a resolution on Friday, setting new grading rules based on test weight and limiting impurities, broken kernels and non-grain material.
The report noted that exports must now meet minimum weights of 72, 70 and 67 kilograms per hectoliter depending on grade. Cargoes below those levels no longer qualify for standard export certification, it added.
The measure also updated how sorghum is graded to meet foreign feed and processing requirements, according to the resolution.
In a statement, the agency said the measure was meant to “facilitate domestic marketing, raise the quality of national production and improve Argentina’s position in more demanding markets”.
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