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On October 11, 2021, China’s State Standardization Committee published an amended National Standard for Feed Material – Fish Meal (GB/T 19164-2021).

Fresh citrus production is expected to increase in MY2021/2022 across all categories: oranges, tangerines and mandarins, and grapefruit.

On December 3, 2021, China notified to the WTO SPS Committee the Decision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) to Revise the Administrative Measures for the Safety Assessment of Agricultural GMOs as SPS N CHN 1241.

This report contains a translation of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) Public Notice [2021] Number 103 that reiterates that GACC Decrees 248 and 249 will take effect on January 1, 2022.

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China has updated the list of designated ports of entry for imported logs.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) invited public comments on measures that provide the requirements and guidelines for herbicides used on and for genetically engineered (GE) crops.

Since the last report, high-level officials in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have made strong public statements emphasizing the importance of biotechnology development taking place within China. While the regulatory system for biotechnology...

This report contains a link to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) December 6 Constituent Update asking for U.S. establishments that currently export certain food products to China voluntarily submit information to FDA by December 17, 2021...

On December 6, 2021, China’s National Crop Variety Registration Committee (NCVRC) published its National Registration Standards for Genetically Engineered Soybean Varieties and National Registration Standards for Genetically Engineered Corn Varieties...

On December 3, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) published a “Single Window User Manual” for overseas enterprises attempting to register their facilities in line with the requirements of Decree 248...

China’s market regulatory agency proposed amendments to the existing e-commerce law that would impose harsher penalties on e-commerce platform operators who fail to appropriately respond to intellectual property protection violations.

Post expects China's MY 2021/22 cotton imports and production to decline from the previous forecast.