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On May 12, 2021, China’s Ministry of Agriculture notified the U.S. Embassy in Beijing of the detection of African Swine Fever in Inner Mongolia. China is continuing to monitor the situation.

Revised measures will enter into force on January 1, 2022, covering a broad range of requirements on food exports to China including overseas facilities registration, record filing by importers and exporters, quarantine and inspection, and product labeling.

Chinese released a draft standard that provides definitions, categorization, basic requirements, and labeling rules for plant-based foods.

A look at how U.S. agricultural exports performed in 2020.

Swine numbers are not likely to rebound until at least mid-2021 if the current African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak is brought under control. In late 2020 a resurgence of ASF reduced China’s population of breeding sows and piglets.

Sugar production in MY21/22 (Oct-Sep) is forecast to marginally grow to 10.6 million metric tons as rising cane sugar production is expected to offset lower beet sugar production.

Post forecasts China’s marketing year (MY)21/22 corn imports at 15 million metric tons (MMT) as market signals are encouraging additional domestic production over MY20/21 levels.

The Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food (Degree 248) will enter into force on January 1, 2022.

On March 4, 2021, China notified an addendum to the National Food Safety Standard: Good Manufacturing Practice for Powdered Infant Formula (GB23790-xxxx) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1159/Add.1.

On April 8, 2021, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) notified the U

China’s marketing year (MY) 21/22 cotton imports are projected to increase slightly to 2

On February 21, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued the annual policy guidelines on agriculture and rural development, known as the “No. 1 Document”.