I. Deepening China-Russia Industrial Synergy to Build a "New Ecosystem" for Cross-Border Cooperation
"Simple trade exchanges can no longer meet market demand. Only by forming an industrial synergy pattern of 'interdependence' with Russian partners can we gain a firm foothold in the competition." This statement by Sun Xianbo, founder of Huayang Trading, has become the core idea guiding the company's recent development.
Since the beginning of this year, Huayang Trading has reached in-depth cooperation with the Agricultural Association of the Primorsky Krai of Russia to jointly establish the "China-Russia Joint R&D Center for Agricultural Products". The two sides have invested more than 2 million yuan to cultivate new cold-resistant and high-yield fruit and vegetable varieties based on the climatic characteristics of Russia's Far East. At present, they have successfully developed the "Huayang No.1" tomato and the improved variety of "Dongning Blueberry" suitable for local cultivation. The trial yield per mu has increased by 25% compared with traditional varieties, and the taste and storage resistance have been significantly improved. These varieties have not only been promoted to a planting area of 1,200 mu in Russia's Far East but also entered high-end domestic supermarkets through the "re-export" model, forming a cross-border industrial closed loop of "R&D - planting - two-way sales".
Meanwhile, the company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with "Far East Transportation Group", a large Russian logistics enterprise, to jointly build a cross-border logistics hub. The hub integrates railway and highway transportation resources and has launched a direct freight line of "Dongning - Ussuriysk - Vladivostok". The cargo transportation time has been shortened to 18 hours, and the transportation cost has been reduced by 15%. At present, it has achieved an average daily cargo turnover of 3 trips, providing more efficient logistics support for China-Russia cross-border trade.
II. Expanding Diverse Business Fields to Break the "Boundary" of Traditional Trade
On the basis of consolidating its core advantage in agricultural product trade, Huayang Trading has boldly broken through business boundaries this year, expanding into the fields of cross-border services and resource cooperation, and opening up a "new space" for development.
In the field of cross-border services, relying on years of experience in Sino-Russian trade, the company has established the "China-Russia Trade Service Center" to provide small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises with "one-stop" services such as policy consultation, customs declaration and inspection, cross-border settlement, and Russian translation. Up to now, the center has served more than 80 enterprises in Dongning and surrounding cities, helping them solve more than 120 cross-border trade problems. Among them, it has successfully handled cross-border RMB settlement business for 5 enterprises, with a total amount of 30 million yuan, effectively reducing the exchange rate risk for enterprises.
In the field of resource cooperation, Huayang Trading has targeted the rich forest resources in Russia's Far East and cooperated with a wood processing enterprise in the Amur Oblast of Russia to carry out wood import and deep processing business. The company has built a wood processing park in Dongning, introduced advanced wood drying and fine processing equipment, and processed imported logs into high-end furniture panels, decorative materials and other products, which are sold to domestic furniture manufacturing enterprises and building materials markets. At present, the park has a monthly wood processing capacity of 5,000 cubic meters, driving more than 150 local jobs in Dongning and becoming a new profit growth point for the company.
III. Upgrading the Technology Empowerment System to Activate "New Momentum" for Digital Development
Digital transformation is an important support for Huayang Trading's continuous development. This year, on the basis of the original "China-Russia Trade Digital Hub System", the company has further upgraded its technology system, introduced big data analysis and artificial intelligence technology, and built the "Smart Trade Platform Version 2.0".
The new platform has added a "market demand forecasting" function. By analyzing factors such as Russian market consumption data, seasonal changes, and policy adjustments, it provides enterprises with accurate product demand forecast reports, helping cooperative farmers and enterprises rationally arrange planting and production plans. For example, through data analysis, the platform predicted that the demand for storable vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and radish in Russia's Far East would increase by 30% this year, and timely guided local farmers in Dongning to expand their planting area, avoiding product unsalable.
In addition, the platform has also launched a "cross-border trade financial service module" and cooperated with financial institutions such as Bank of China and Harbin Bank to provide small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises with credit loan services based on transaction data. Enterprises do not need mortgage guarantees; they can apply for a credit loan of up to 5 million yuan only with the trade flow and order information on the platform, solving the problem of enterprise capital turnover. At present, 12 enterprises have obtained loans through this module, with a total amount of 18 million yuan, injecting "financial vitality" into the development of enterprises.
"The road ahead has no end. Only by constantly setting new goals can we continue to grow." Sun Xianbo said that in the future, Huayang Trading will continue to focus on the core areas of China-Russia economic and trade cooperation, make continuous efforts in deepening industrial synergy, expanding business boundaries, and upgrading technology empowerment. It strives to achieve a trade volume of 300 million yuan with Russia within three years and become a benchmark enterprise for cross-border trade and industrial cooperation in border areas.
From a new player in trade at the border port to a deep cultivator of China-Russia cooperation, and then to an innovator moving forward continuously, Dongning Huayang Trading Co., Ltd. is stepping firmly on the road of opening-up in border areas, constantly writing new chapters, and also providing "Huayang Experience" for the sustainable development of more foreign trade enterprises.