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ATO Chengdu recruited 11 Chinese buyers from Southwest China to participate in the 2015 Fancy Food Show in New York from June 28-30.

Post estimates China’s MY 2015/16 peach and nectarine production at 13.6 MMT, up more than 4 percent from the previous year despite a colder spring in the north.

In April, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced the “Proposed Amendments to the Implementation Regulations on Safety Assessment of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms” for comments.

Post’s June forecast for MY15/16 total domestic oilseed production is 3.26 million tons lower than the estimated 57 million tons in MY14/15.

The Government of India extended the ban on milk and dairy product imports from China for one year. The ban has been in place since 2008.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 to set metal contaminants limit for a wider category of food products.

The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has now been signed and the detailed text released.

ATO Chengdu hosted the 2014 American Food Festival from July 25-August 7 in Chengdu at two highend retailers.

Chongqing’s Lianglu Cuntan Port & Free Trade Zone (CFTA), China’s only inland free trade port, was established on Nov 12, 2008 with State Council approval.

According to Chinese government sources, a drought has affected 2.3 million people, 2.5 million head of livestock, and about 5 million hectares of cropland in 12 provinces and regions this summer.

On August 4, 2014, China notified the WTO of Draft National Food Safety Standards on Hygiene Specifications for Food Radiation Processing (SPS/N/CHN/685).