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China is the world’s largest importer of genetically engineered (GE) crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, but it has not yet approved any major GE food crops...

South China imports of U.S. soybeans continue to climb….Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China wine and beer importers, as well as wood importers…

An "American Seasons" Bakery Promotion was jointly organized by the Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Shanghai, USDA Cooperators, and the Ichi Bakery Store (i.e., Ichido’s) on August 18, 2016.

On September 26, 2016, U.S. sugar beet pulp pellets gained market access into China. As China’s largest feed producing and feed ingredient importing region, South China has great market potential...

Post forecasts MY 2016/17 orange production at 6.2 million MT, down 10 percent from the previous year, due to continued citrus greening disease issues and unfavorable weather in Southern China.

On July, 26, 2016, The President of Cote d’Ivoire announced the implementation of the national biosafety law adopted by the parliament on July 1, 2016.

On September 26, 2016, China’s General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published “AQSIQ Announcement (2016 No. 97) Inspection and Quarantine Requirements...

In spite of China’s economic growth slowdown, Chinese feed demand remains strong. Swine numbers are forecast to recover and poultry production is forecast slightly higher in MY2016/17 and MY2017/18.

In early April 2016, the Chinese government released a series of decrees to modify the structure of cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) in China. These regulations aim to help level the playing field...

MY 2016/17 seed cotton production from the selected West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Chad, and Senegal) could reach 1.9 million tons (3.6 million bales)...

Despite a forecast yield gain in Xinjiang, given the continuing nationwide decline in cotton acreage, Post’s forecast for China’s MY16/17 cotton production is 4.65 million metric tons (MMT).

U.S. wood and wood product exports to South China continue strong…. ATO Guangzhou joins in retail launch of U.S. pork products, hosts agricultural trade delegations from Idaho and Michigan...