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From March 11 to 13, 2018, the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Shenyang, China, led a reverse trade mission of five buyers from three Northeastern Chinese companies to the Boston Seafood Show.

Direct cargo flights between Anchorage, Alaska, and Northeast China’s largest city, Harbin, with 10.6 million residents, are to launch in June 2018.

Post forecasts that broiler production will increase by 700,000 metric tons to 11.7 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018 due to returning consumer demand.

On March 23, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs impacting approximately $2.0 billion in U.S. food and agricultural...

On February 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization of draft standards on maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 107 pesticides as SPS/N/CHN/1065.

On December 26, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released the national food safety standard for Pathogen Limits on Foods.

Post expects relatively minor changes in 2018/19 in Mexican production of corn and sorghum, with a larger percentage decrease in wheat production due to water availability among other factors.

In February 2018, Mexico published draft regulations for milk powder, cheese and yogurt in the Diario Oficial (Mexico’s Federal Register) for comment.

China is the largest oilseed importer in the world with total oilseed imports at 98.42 million tons (MMT) in MY16/17.

Graphic showing the top markets for U.S. ag exports in 2017. Canada was the top market, followed by China and Mexico.

The data and analyses shown in this report are the result of a market research project conducted by Euromonitor on the behalf of the Agricultural Trade Office in Shanghai.

From Halal certification for beef to recognition by the United States as free of Classical Swine Fever, Mexico’s livestock industry enters 2018 with continued growth and new opportunities.