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On June 24, 2020, the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) issued a notice soliciting comments on the voluntary standard “Plant-Based Meat Products (draft for comments).”

China’s peach and nectarine production is estimated to decrease to 14.5 MMT in MY 2020/21 due to widespread inclement weather during a key period of the growing season.

Chinese authorities approved four rapeseed meal processing facilities for export to China.

The implementation of the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement resulted in several changes to the process of importing U.S.-origin pet food into China.

China’s swine sector recovery and poultry production growth are expected to push up soybean meal use for feed during the coming marketing year.

China’s 2020/21 feed and residual use for all coarse grains and feed-quality wheat are forecast to increase about 5 percent compared to the previous marketing year...

U.S. alfalfa hay pellets and cubes were among a number of U.S. agricultural products that received new or expanded access under the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement...

Post anticipates a larger supply for MY2020/21, as a wet spring boosted fodder yields in non-irrigated land. Spanish fodder continues consolidating its presence in Asian markets.

The spread of COVID-19 has generated new approaches to serving China’s 1 billion adult consumers.

Based on field and industry reporting, Fall Armyworm (FAW) has spread across the Yangtze River and entered central China, reaching the border of Henan Province earlier this growing season...

U.S. fresh blueberries was one of several U.S. agricultural products that received new or expanded access under the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement, which was signed on January 15, 2020.

On May 12, 2020, China notified the National Food Safety Standard for the Food Nutritional Fortifier Manganese Carbonate (Draft for Comments) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1156.