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China: Grain and Feed Update

Forecast MY2015/16 corn production is revised slightly higher, while forecast rice and wheat production are lowered slightly.
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Germany: Food Retailers Reject GE Soybeans

The Federal Association of the German Retail Grocery Trade (BVLH) has adopted a position paper on the feeding of livestock.
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China: 2015 China Food and Drinks Fair Chengdu

The China Food and Drinks Fair (CFDF, formerly Tangjiuhui), China’s largest and longest running food and beverage exhibition, is a semiannual event occurring each spring in Chengdu...
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Germany: Objection against CIBUS rapeseed rejected

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) have rejected the objection against its decision to not classify an herbicide-resistant rapeseed as GE.
Brazilian and Chinese leaders met in Brasilia on May 19, 2015 and reached a series of multibillion-dollar investment and trade deals, worth $53.3 billion dollars.
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China: Oilseeds and Products Update

Post’s lowered the May forecast for MY15/16 total domestic oilseed production by 3.26 million tons from an estimated 57 million tons in MY14/15.
ATO Chengdu participated in the 2015 China International Nuts Expo in Hefei, Anhui province from April 17-18.
ATO Chengdu participated in the 2015 Food Ingredients Conference in Shanghai from April 1-3.
ATO Chengdu held an American Food Carnival in Chengdu from May 16-31, 2015.
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China: ATO Chengdu Visits 2015 SIAL Show in Shanghai

ATO Chengdu attended SIAL 2015 held in Shanghai from May 6-8. A group of 13 importers and distributors from Southwest China visited the U.S. pavilion and showed great interest in new-to-market product
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China: China’s Food Safety Law (2015)

On April 25, 2015 China announced it new Food Safety Law. This is the final rule and will be implemented on October 1, 2015.
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Germany: Turnaround in GE labeling policy

The new agricultural policy report of the German government declares that mandatory labeling for GE products is exhaustively regulated at EU level.