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China continues to be the largest oilseed importer in the world. In MY15/16, China’s total oilseed imports reached 87.93 million tons (MMT).

Corn future and spot prices have dropped to their lowest levels in six years.

On February 21, China’s State Council issued the 13th Five-Year Plan on Food Safety. The Plan provides a review of the status of China’s food safety during the 12th Five-year Plan Period (2011-2015).

On January 20, ATO Shenyang travelled to Changchun to support two Qiyuan’s U.S. seafood promotions at two locations of CMarket.

In 2017, all facets of Chinese poultry will likely be affected by China’s response to continued Avian Influenza (AI) detections, both within China and overseas.

South China e-commerce sales continue to soar…. Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China e-commerce companies, as well as fresh fruit, alcoholic beverage, and wood importers…

Implementation of strict environmental regulations will further constrain China’s sow herd recovery in 2017. Post is decreasing its 2017 starting sow estimate by 12 percent to 38 million head.

On March 28, 2016, the government announced an end to the floor price for corn.

Expecting lower farmer earnings as a result of the implementation of new cotton policies since MY14/15, cotton acreage is forecast to shrink once again by 9%, to its lowest level in twelve years.

China leads the world in pork production and consumption and is also a major destination for pork exports.

On January 21-22, 2016, ATO Chengdu held its first American Craft Beer Pub Crawl in Chengdu.

ATO Chengdu held the 2015 Feed Ingredients Seminar in Chengdu, Sichuan on September 11 with support from 3 U.S cooperators and 2 local associations