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On July 11, 2024, China notified draft National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Dibutyl Hydroxytoluene (BHT) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1306.

China notified the National Food Safety Standard: Cooked Meat Products (draft for comments) to the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures as G/SPS/N/CHN/1313 on July 11, 2024.

On July 11, 2024, China notified draft Measures for Supervision and Administration of Quarantine for Entry and Exit Medicinal Materials to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1314.

On August 21, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced that it had initiated an anti-subsidy (i.e., countervailing duty or CVD) investigation on imports of certain dairy products originating from the European Union.

Wood consumption is expected to recover slightly in 2024 compared to 2023. In 2023, the value of wood product imports declined 19 percent from 2022, the lowest import value in the past ten years.

In 2025, Post forecasts both pork and beef production to decline. Lower domestic beef production is expected to help fuel further beef imports. However, Post forecasts pork imports in 2025 to remain at similar levels to 2024. Post forecasts pork consumption to decline in 2025 because of headwinds facing the economy and higher domestic pork prices.

Post’s 2025 forecast for China’s chicken meat production and consumption are up slightly from 2024. Post forecasts chicken imports to decline in 2025 due to increased domestic production and constraints on major supplying countries.

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the leading producers of palm oil in Africa, with annual production exceeding 500,000 metric tons since 2018. The country consumes over 75% of its palm oil production domestically, with palm oil being a staple for 90% of the population. The high domestic demand for palm oil outstrips supply, creating intense competition for fresh fruit bunches (FFB).

On July 11, 2024, China notified a new National Food Safety Standard Code of Practice for Principle for the control of acrylamide contamination in food to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1311.

On July 11, 2024, China notified the draft National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Ammonium Carbonate to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1308.

On July 11, 2024, China notified the draft National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Paprika Oleorein to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1307.

On July 11, 2024, China notified a new National Food Safety Standard for Food additive L-malic acid to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1305.