Given China’s current demand, some see such a move reshaping global grain flow
China issued guidelines on April 21 recommending the reduction of corn and soymeal in pig and poultry feed, a measure that could reshape the flow of grains into the world’s top corn and soybean buyer. China’s corn prices surged more than a third in the most recent year following a drop in output and state
China moves to cut corn, soy in feed rations
China seeks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed
The country feels overly reliant on imported feedstocks
Reuters – China’s Agriculture Ministry has launched a campaign to lower the content of corn and soymeal in animal feed, according to a document issued this week, which could have repercussions for the global grain trade. The document, sent to animal feed producers and other government departments, outlines a plan for nutrition experts to draw
China to crack down harder on fake African swine fever vaccines
Industry insiders believe use of illicit vaccines has caused a new, chronic form of the disease
Reuters – China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says it will crack down further on illegal production and sales of African swine fever vaccines in a sign of the extent of a problem that is damaging the world’s largest pig industry. The ministry, which has been warning against such behaviour since 2019, said tougher measures were needed
China to raise grain purchase prices, support breeding sector
The country aims to secure animal- and plant-breeding resources
Reuters – China’s government said on March 5 it will raise its minimum purchase price for wheat and rice and expand corn-planting areas this year, reiterating earlier plans to boost grain output after prices soared last year. The moves, outlined by Premier Li Keqiang and the state economic planning agency in annual reports to parliament,
Chinese researchers find natural mutation in African swine fever virus
Evolution of the infections is a subject of much debate in China and elsewhere
Reuters – Chinese scientists have found a natural mutation in the African swine fever virus they say could be less deadly than the strain that ravaged the world’s largest pig herd in 2018 and 2019. The findings, published in the February edition of the Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science, come amid intense debate in the
China finds coronavirus cluster in chicken-processing plant
Some concerned consumers are already avoiding the product and one grocer has pulled it from shelves
Reuters – China reported its first cluster of COVID-19 cases among workers in a meat-processing plant, raising fears among local consumers who have until now mainly worried about the safety of imported foods. Ten confirmed cases were found in a factory which slaughters 50 million chickens a year in the northeastern city of Harbin and
China’s 2020 pork output higher than expected
Reported slowing of ASF-induced decline beats expectations
Beijing | Reuters — China’s pork output posted significant signals toward recovery last year after the sector was decimated by an incurable hog disease in 2019, official data showed Monday. China’s 2020 pork output fell 3.3 per cent from a year earlier, to 41.13 million tonnes, after plunging 21 per cent in 2019, the National
China to approve further domestic GMO corn, soy crop varieties
Beijing | Reuters — China said on Monday it was set to approve the safety of another genetically modified (GMO) corn variety and a GMO soybean, both produced by Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd. The move comes after China last year approved three domestically designed GMO crops as safe, the first in a decade,
China drafts new law on grains reserves amid food security concerns
Reuters – China published a new draft law on management of its grain reserves on Dec. 3 to include oversight of stocks in regions and provinces as it seeks to bolster its food security. Previous rules governing grain reserves only applied to its central state stockpiles but Beijing has this year heightened its focus on
Flush with cash, Chinese hog producer builds world’s largest pig farm
China | Reuters – Behind the walls of a hulking industrial compound in rural China, top pig producer Muyuan Foods is trying to raise more hogs on a single site than any company in the world – a risky investment with deadly African swine fever lingering. The new farm, which began construction in March and
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