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After several years of consistent growth, China’s citrus production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23 is expected to remain steady as the market deals with continuing COVID challenges, unfavorable weather, and phytosanitary issues.

The Central Rural Work Conference (CRWC), which was held on December 23-24, 2022, reiterates the existing People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) priorities of ensuring food security and improving grain production capacity.

On January 13, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) events.

China will continue to collect countervailing (CVD) and antidumping (AD) duty duties on imported Distiller’s Dried Grains with or without Solubles (DDGS) from the United States for five more years.

In 2021, COVID-19 control measures severely impacted imported and cold chain food products, while travel restrictions put hotels under significant financial stress. In December 2022, China announced changes to its pandemic response policy, signaling a shift that removes previous restrictions that impacted food and agricultural trade and marketing.

China is on track to be the leading export destination for U.S. agricultural products for a third consecutive year. Despite the economy's anticipated challenges in 2023, demand for U.S. agricultural products remains strong. In December 2022, China announced changes to its pandemic response policy, signaling a shift that removes previous restrictions that impacted food and agricultural trade and marketing.

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) recently updated the list of products subject to Decree 248. Between November 7, 2022, and January 4, 2023, it added 19 products and removed 15.

U.S. agricultural exports to China in fiscal year (FY) 2022 were $36.4 billion and surpassed the previous year’s record with China as the largest export market for the second consecutive year. Significantly higher agricultural prices and resilient demand helped drive exports above the previous year’s record despite lower volumes for most products.

On December 29, 2022, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced its annual tariff adjustment plan that sets tentative import and export tariff rates for select tariff lines in 2023. According to the 2023 tariff adjustment plan, the PRC will calculate MFN tariffs on certain frozen chicken products by applying a tariff on the import value rather than by volume (RMB/KG).

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine (APQ) periodically publishes updated information on which countries or regions have market access to the PRC for a range of agricultural commodities under their authority.

The annual “Double 11” shopping festival on November 11, otherwise known as “Singles Day,” has become the largest e-commerce sales event for consumers in China. Double 11 maintained phenomenal growth for the first 11 years, but the past two years have shown dramatically lower relative sales growth rates.

On December 28, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) published Announcement No. 131 of 2022, indicating a change in classification of COVID-19 controls and management was forthcoming. The Announcement states...