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On September 22, 2016, China lifted the longstanding Chinese ban on U.S. beef exports. The lifting of the ban includes both boneless and bone-in beef from cattle below 30 months of age.

On August 5, 2016, China notified the WTO of draft standards on maximum residue limits (MRLs) in foods for 1,058 maximum residue limits (MRLs) covering 160 pesticides.

Post forecasts China’s MY 2016/17 raisin production at 185,000 metric tons, a decrease of nearly 3 percent from the previous year, as more grapes in Turpan are expected to move to the fresh market...

Bar chart showing annual growth in U.S. agricultural exports to top destinations.

At a combined $23.8 billion, China and Hong Kong represent 18 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to the world, up from 10 percent just a decade ago.

In addition to China’s growing demand for oilseed products, the low price of soybeans is expected to push China’s soybean imports to exceed 76 million tons in MY14/15, up from the 70.4 million tons...

FAS Update on China's Zika Disinsection Requirements for U.S. Exports (September 2, 2016 FAS Update on China's Requirements for Shipments from Zika-Infected Countries (August 19, 2016) Guidelines from China's General Administration of Quality...

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.