One belt one road initiative is bearing fruit already.

[farming101]

Depending on the source China is forecast to have between 109 and 127 million tonnes of wheat as ending stocks for 2017-18. Last year they imported about 4.5 mmt with the vast majority from Australia, Canada and the US.

Interesting: Moscow is over 6600 km from the town in the video and it is still another 2300 km to Beijing
It is about 6300 km from Halifax to Vancouver by rail

Thanks Klause

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Depending on the source China is forecast to have between 109 and 127 million tonnes of wheat as ending stocks for 2017-18. Last year they imported about 4.5 mmt with the vast majority from Australia, Canada and the US.

Interesting: Moscow is over 6600 km from the town in the video and it is still another 2300 km to Beijing
It is about 6300 km from Halifax to Vancouver by rail

Thanks Klause

I can't find the source, or a reference, but I recall that often ocean freight is so cheap, that the train freight to get to the ocean from a few hundred km inland in NA often costs more than the entire ocean trip including loading and unloading. 6600 km over rail doesn't sound cost effective. Although that route is likely not relevant, Moscow is not exactly the heart of wheat production, likely shipping to China overland from points much further east and south, a far shorter journey. Railroad into China has existed for a long time

[farming101]

Yes, likely Siberian wheat. I mentioned Moscow just to get some perspective of the distance

[malleefarmer]

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