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The Economy and Trade Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held training sessions for provinces and municipalities on grain import TRQ in December 2014.

Modeling Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China officially inaugurated three new free trade zones in Guangdong, Fujian and Tianjin.

Organized by China Food Additives & Ingredients Association and with endorsement of USDA, the Food Ingredients China 2015 was held in Shanghai on April 1-3.

In MY2015/2016, total raw sugar production is forecast to increase 3 percent to 2.127 MMT from MY2014/15 due to an increase in raw beet sugar production of 60,000 MT or a total of 1.210 MMT.

The United States exported a record $9.7 billion of forest products in fiscal year 2014. Among U.S. agricultural exports, only corn and soybeans had higher export values.

Soybean imports are expected to reach 1.97 MMT, reflecting additional crush capacity and soy meal demand.

Excellent rain during the planting season contributed significantly to favorable MY2015/2016 wheat and coarse grain crop prospects as reported by the FAO.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced it would not directly provide cash subsidies for MY2015/16, after offering such subsidies to farmers for the first time in MY2014/15.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

In MY14/15, China lost its spot as the world largest cotton producer to India.