Reuters – China is rolling out a quota system to limit exports of phosphates, a key fertilizer ingredient, in the second half of this year, analysts said, citing information from the country’s major phosphate producers. The quotas, set well below year-ago export levels, would expand China’s intervention in the market to keep a lid on
China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertilizer exports
High global prices have incentivized exports, raising domestic food security concerns
China to give safety approval to more domestic GMO corn types
Beijing | Reuters – China plans to approve the safety of more genetically modified (GMO) corn varieties produced by domestic companies, the agriculture ministry said on Dec. 27. The move comes after Beijing last month proposed an overhaul of regulatory seed rules to pave the way for approval of GMO crops and as top policy
China’s first hog-breeding ETF listing capitalizes on pork industry boom
As the sector scales up and industrializes there are opportunities — and risks
Reuters – China’s first hog-breeding exchange traded fund (ETF) made its debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on March 5, the first of three tied to the country’s booming pork sector that is rebuilding after African swine fever decimated herds in 2018. Penghua Fund Management Co.’s CSI Livestock Breeding ETF, as well as similar funds to be
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