TOMSK, Aug 31 – RIA Tomsk. The expert of the Gleadell company - the leading trader of grain and oilseeds in the markets of Great Britain and the European Union, during a visit to Tomsk region highly appreciated the organic products of the local cooperative "SibBioProduct"; in 2018, exports to the European markets of its products - peas, flax, rapeseed and rye - are planned to triple, the press service of the regional administration reported on Friday.
It is reported that the representative of the Gleadell company Anthony Kenny in the framework of the visit got acquainted with the products of the companies-members of the "SibBioProduct" cooperative, which was created on the initiative of OOO "TDS-Group". It consists of seven certified farms, three more plan to join. The products of the cooperative are certified according to European standards. In 2017 Gleadell already bought wheat and peas from Tomsk.
"The purpose of my visit - is to get to know people who are engaged in the production of organic products in the Tomsk region ... Before buying grain, foreign buyers want to see for themselves that the produce is real, and the culture of organic farming is carried out according to all canons ... Having visited the Tomsk fields, I was satisfied", - Kenny's words are cited in the message.
It is noted that the Tomsk cooperative sold more than 200 million rubles in organic production of the harvest in 2017. "The volume of exports is planned to triple in 2018. Tomsk wheat, peas, flax and rapeseed are in constant demand among foreign buyers. Negotiations on export of while rye, barley, oats and buckwheat are being conducted", - is added in the release.