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China's social media platforms, such as Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Kuaishou, are rapidly evolving and becoming key channels for consumer information and purchasing decisions.

In February 2025, four U.S. beef, seven dairy, two pork, and 71 poultry establishments that export to China had their registrations lapse on the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) website.

Market access for U.S. poultry remains constrained as the People's Republic of China (PRC) is not implementing relevant annexes for poultry trade specified in the Economic and Trade Agreement (i.e., Phase One Agreement).

On January 1, 2025, the Government of Morocco (GOM) published Circular # 6622/222, announcing the required tariff changes under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for Calendar Year 2025.

For the first time, China's leading e-commerce platforms, JD.com and Tmall, successfully imported fresh fruits via the cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) channel.

Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale Market in Guangzhou is China's most influential hub for imported fresh fruit, playing a crucial role in the supply chain. Significant volumes of U.S. cherries, plums, citrus, apples, and grapes enter China through this market before being distributed to other cities.

On January 26, 2025, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau (TRIB) published notice 2025 No. 28 which includes the relevant questionnaires for exporters, importers, and domestic producers registered to take part in the imported beef safeguard investigation.

The Government of Morocco continues to subsidize bread wheat imports based on a fixed flat-rate premium.

In MY 2024/25, the PRC’s grain output is estimated to reach a record 706.5 million metric tons (MMT), a 1.6 percent increase driven by expanded acreage and higher yields.

The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) annual Central Rural Work Conference (CRWC) was held on December 17-18, 2024.

On January 7, 2025, The People's Republic of China (PRC) notified Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-derived Fertilizers to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1323.

The People's Republic of China has raised most favored nation (MFN) tariff rates on some imported syrups and sugar-containing premix powders effective January 1, 2025, according to a tariff adjustment plan published on December 28, 2024.