Brazil expects soybeans sold to China to arrive in March

Lead: Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - on Monday, Brazil welcomed the news that China had agreed to import Brazilian soybeans Currently, Brazil still hopes that the soybeans sold to China will arrive in March Since the end of last year, Brazil's soybean shipments to China have in fact been at a standstill because the Chinese government requires the exporting countries to provide documents to ensure that if the soybean supply contains genetically modified ingredients, it is safe for human beings or the environment This has caused problems in Brazil, where commercial planting of genetically modified crops is banned, but the market knows that about 30% of Brazil's soybeans are genetically modified According to odilson Ribeiro, director of crop safety at Brazil's Ministry of agriculture, Brazil has obtained written confirmation from China that it can now ship soybeans to China Ribeiro said that the interim measures announced by China last year were extended to September 20 this year, so Brazilian soybeans can also be shipped to China by the end of March If Brazil has not decided by September 20 whether to allow the planting of genetically modified products, the Ministry of Agriculture said Brazil will issue certificates for traditional soybeans If Brazil approves the planting of genetically modified soybeans, it will follow China's regulations on the import of genetically modified soybeans, including the inspection of each ship by the quality inspection bureau NN3