Overview
- COFCO International started loading the MV Shandong Fu Yi at its Timbúes terminal for an approximately 65,000‑ton cargo to be completed at the port of Quequén before departing for China.
- The consignment is targeted to China’s milling industry, marking the operational opening of a newly accessible market for Argentine wheat.
- China’s GACC listing of Argentine establishments provided the sanitary clearance that allowed commercial wheat exports to proceed.
- Chinese Ambassador Wei Wang, Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro and COFCO executives were on site for the operation, and President Javier Milei sent official congratulations.
- A projected 27.7 million‑ton Argentine wheat harvest, reported by the Rosario Board of Trade, underpins supply as river‑sea logistics on the Paraná corridor link Timbúes with Quequén for long‑haul shipments.