Officials in several regions of China are placing bans on poultry imports from several areas over concerns about the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The Hong Kong Center for…
U.S. Dairy Exports Quadruple in Value Over 10 years
…Asia as well as Latin America. Free trade agreements also opened world markets, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement providing greater access to Mexico. Reforms in China made…
Report Projects Global Beef Demand Up Through 2020
…tons in 2020. The Asian-Pacific region is expected to be the largest regional market for beef. Growing disposable incomes in China and increasing demand for beef should be a key…
HPAI Outbreaks in Asia, Europe Prompting Biosecurity Measures
…citing the outbreak where 27.4 million broilers are produced each year. Separately, China has ordered a halt to poultry sales in the wake of the confirmation of HPAI along with…
USCA Requests Status on U.S. Beef Trade with China
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association last week requested an update on the status of trade negotiations with China about the export of U.S. beef. In a letter sent to Agriculture Secretary…
CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue
…traces of pesticides that were not approved for that commodity. Produce that most frequently tested positive for illegal pesticide residues in 2015 included ginger from China; cactus pads, cactus fruits,…
Alternate Asian Trade Pact Gains Traction
Talks are picking up on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, which is being pushed by China as an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Talks began to pick…
China Will Deal With Trade Dispute Appropriately
…Minister said it regretted the U.S. decision to challenge China’s quotas at the World Trade Organization and would deal with the move appropriately. The U.S. says China is not fairly…
Wheat Growers Welcome Actions on China Trade
…that China is not fairly administering its annual tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for corn, rice and 9.64 million metric tons (MMT) of imported wheat. This request states that China’s TRQ…
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…Bill. “As egregious as China’s actions are with regard to corn, wheat, and rice, they pale by comparison to China’s conduct in regards to cotton, which continues to threaten the…
Consumers Set to Benefit from Lower Global Meat Prices
…competitive markets are expected to push down current prices, while global meat consumption continues to rise. Rabobank also expects China to maintain record levels of pork imports into next year….
Syngenta Class Action Lawsuit Moving Forward
…are suing the company because a Syngenta biotech corn trait unapproved for export to China that was found in export cargos allegedly pushed corn prices lower in 2013. Lawyers for…
China Proposes New Food Safety Rules on Imports
…a push by China to increase its oversight of the country’s large food supply chain. The new rule for shipping food imports into China will require imports to have health…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…$3.80. Global wheat production for 2016/17 is raised 6.5 million tons led by a 4.7-million-ton increase for Australia, a 0.9-million-ton increase for China, and 0.4-million-ton increases for both the EU…