china

Posts

China, India to join hands to fight worst Locust outbreak in Pakistan

Pakistan declared a national emergency after the nation’s worst locust onslaught in two decades, which battered 40% of the crops in the country, which is already grappling with its highest inflation rate in 12 years. After considering importing…

Novel Coronavirus:If Chinese companies are unable to deliver their products, how long can your sustain your stocks?

The current efforts to combat the new coronavirus epidemic has become the primary task of the Chinese government and people, and production and economic activities across the country have been seriously affected. At the start of February, AgroPages…

Novel Coronavirus | Will it affect Chinese agrochemical companies’ production after Chinese New Year?

During the Chinese New Year, respiratory disease caused by a novel type of coronavirus was detected for the first time and an outbreak occurred in Wuhan, Hubei, China. As of 12:00 noon on January 29, 2020, there were 5,999 confirmed cases nationwide…

US, China to sign phase one trade agreement

President Trump on Wednesday signed a partial trade deal with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, China. China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by $200 billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under…

Stripe rust alert on wheat in China

Yellow rust is expected to affect China's wheat output around spring next year, after the disease spreads to key production areas across the eastern and northwest regions, a government-backed agriculture institute said on Tuesday. The yellow…

Global Grain Ending Stocks Continue Lower

A few weeks ago, we noted Mother Nature made a large dent in projected 2019 production and ending stocks. A few readers asked about the global ending stocks situation. For this week’s post, we review the global ending stock situation for corn,…

China's agricultural science performance ranks second in world

China's performance in agricultural research frontier, agricultural sci-tech papers and patents ranks second in the world, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). A report released at the Forum 2019 on Science and…

Positive movement reported in China/U.S. trade deal negotiations

China is offering new hope that the "phase one" trade deal that's supposed to be a boon for U.S. ag exports can be finalized and signed this month. High-level U.S. and Chinese trade officials continued trade talks Friday and were able to reach…

China's fertilizer import increased by 32.4% and export up by 75.9% in July

China exported 2.82 million tons of fertilizer in July, the largest monthly export volume in 2019, up by 32.4 percent year-on-year and 42.4 percent month-on-month, according to the latest statistics released by China Customs. From January…