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China’s total pulse production from Marketing Year 2018/19 (October 2018 until September 2019) is forecast at 4.4 million tons, down about 5 percent from MY2017/18 due to lower harvested area.
On January 8, 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced approval of five new biotech traits in imported crops for processing, the first new approvals....
From January 2018 to late October 2018, China auctioned more than 100 million tons of corn from its state-owned inventories, or about 43 million tons more than over the same period in 2017....
Overall MY2018/19 corn quality in North East China is rated as better-than-average due to higher-than-average test weights, lower moisture content and relatively low levels of aflatoxin.
Corn prices have steadily risen reflecting overall tightness in feed-quality corn supplies, despite official reports of greater supplies, and weaker demand associated with the spread....
On November 16, 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced that it will lower its 2019 Minimum Support Price (MSP) for procurement purchases of domestic wheat....
On November 28, 2018, various Chinese agencies jointly issued a policy update (no. 486) for the regulation of cross-border eCommerce (CBEC) retail imports.
While tea remains the traditional drink of China, coffee continues to grow in popularity especially in urban areas and among younger professionals.
Overall marketing year (MY) 2018/19 citrus production in China is forecast to continue to increase, although much of this growth will be for mandarins and tangerines.
China’s addition of 0.8 MMT of cotton import quotas this year is expected to push imports up to 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 18/19.
On September 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of revisions to several national standards concerning infant and young children formula....
On September 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of revisions to several national standards concerning infant and young children formula....