China may be changing some of its agricultural policies. What could this mean for U.S. agricultural product sales to China? Take On Future US Meat And Feed Grain Exports To…
The Western View: Fake Science
…from a New York University have created a blight resistant GMO Chestnut tree – American chestnuts have been all but wiped out from a blight. In China, researchers with with…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…June 28, 2007, FDA announced a broader import control of farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, dace (related to carp), and eel from China. FDA will start to detain these products at…
China Takes Step to Approve CA Strawberries
Officials from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in China have announced the initiation of the draft protocol for export of California fresh strawberries to China….
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…thousands of years in Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, India, and China. The plant can be toxic to livestock animals due to the presence of nitrates in the leaves….
Today is National Ag Day
…Earth’s equator almost nine times! Noodles got their start in China, not Italy as many people might think. Pasta made its way to the New World through the English who…
Agri View: Oh Real Christmas Tree
…planted by farmers. North American Real Christmas Trees are grown in all 50 states and Canada. Eighty percent (80%) of artificial trees worldwide are manufactured in China, according to the…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…of diets. (For more information, see U.S. exports of bulk and high-value products by fiscal or calendar year.) In 2012 China became the leading U.S. agricultural export destination, replacing Canada….
PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy
…large portion is traded with the European Union and China. TPP countries account for 25 percent—or $28 billion—of global fresh produce exports, and 24 percent—or $20 billion—of global fresh produce…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…to be ready with solutions should it migrate into farms. BMSB – a native of China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan – made its way to the East Coast of the…
Leap Year and Ag
…their start in China, not Italy as many people might think. Pasta made its way to the New World through the English who found it while traveling through Italy. The…
Agri View: Women and Modern Agriculture
…and fish farmers in the primary sector. This represents 12 percent of the total. In two major producing countries, China and India, women represented a share of 21 percent and…
National Almond Day
…Wild stands of almond trees grew near trade routes such as the Silk Road that connected central China with the Mediterranean. Easy access allowed for the spread of the wild…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
…mill cotton use. While export markets continue to be the primary outlet for U.S. raw fiber, in recent years, United States export customers have changed. China is importing less raw…