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On June 8, 2018, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a preliminary ruling against white broiler poultry imports from Brazil.

On July 6, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) enacted additional tariffs on select U.S. products as previously announced.

During the week of June 24, 2018, China lifted its long standing ban on imports of beef from both France and the United Kingdom.

On June 19, 2018, China’s Ministry of Finance announced that as part of the Second Amendment to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, China will reduce tariffs on imports of a number of products....

On June 16, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF), State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced a revised list of U.S. products subject to an additional 25- percent....

China’s food regulatory regime continues to evolve. In 2017, China issued numerous new regulations and measures to reflect the requirements introduced under the 2015 Food Safety Law.

On June 12, 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published an official notice issuing 800,000 tons in additional cotton import quotas subject to a sliding duty.

On July 1, China will cut most-favored-nation (MFN) tariffs for 1,449 taxable items, including several agricultural and seafood items.

On May 18, 2018 MOFCOM announced that it will drop its antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty investigation on imports of U.S. sorghum, which was initiated on February 4....

Column chart comparing the change in value of U.S. agricultural exports before and after key trade agreements.

On April 16, 2018, China’s Food Safety Bureau (formerly of the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) stopped using the electronic Trade Document Exchange System (eTDE)....

China will lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate applied to sales and imports of agricultural products (including grains) from 11 percent to 10 percent.