State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection said in a statement on Monday.

According to the statement, China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has approved two Ukrainian companies for sugar beet pulp supplies.

Sugar beet pulp is widely used as valuable feed for farm animals, especially for beef cattle.

This year, China has allowed beef imports from Ukraine and increased the list of certified Ukrainian dairy suppliers from 18 to 27.

According to the Ukrainian statistics, between 2012 and 2016, the trade turnover in agriculture products between Ukraine and China had increased by fivefold to $1,03 billion.