Global Food

 
On July 7, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 129).

---

1. Nepal suffered the worst locust invasion in decades. A large group of locusts that entered Nepal from India on June 27 has spread to 52 parts of the country. A gust of wind from east to west may bring a large number of locusts into the Nigerian border of Bihar within a few days. Experts warn that a larger number of locusts will cause serious damage to Nigerian crops.

2. Malaysia plans to sue the WTO for EU discriminatory policies and restrictions on palm oil. The Malaysian Minister of Industry announced the plan on July 1 and pointed out that the restrictions in Europe are "discriminatory" and there is a risk of destroying the livelihoods of 3 million people. He did not specify when the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil would launch the complaint.

3. Chile plans to export US$5 billion in cherries to China in the next four years. According to the report of the Chilean Fruit Producers Federation, cherries are the third fastest growing agricultural product in Chile, 90% of which are exported to China with zero tariffs, and their production in 2019/2020 will reach 225,500 tons. It will reach 600,000 tons with an expected output in 2024/2025.

4. Brazil exported 13.75 million tons of soybeans in June, a year-on-year increase of 60.8%, the highest monthly export record in June. In the first half of this year, Brazil exported 61.878 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 41.5% year-on-year; the export value reached 21 billion US dollars, an increase of 37.7% year-on-year.

5. A large-scale COVID-19 outbreak occurred in meat processing factories of Brazil's JBS and BRF. JBS is the world's largest meat processing company, and BRF is the world's largest chicken export company. In the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, there were 1075 positive cases among the 4134 people who participated in the test at the JBS pork processing factory, and 73 positive cases among the approximately 1500 employees at the BRF chicken processing factory.

6. The World Bank provided a USD 500 million loan for the development of animal husbandry in Kazakhstan, with an implementation period of 5 years (2021-2025). The loan is used to improve the Kazakh veterinary services and livestock registration system, enrich the service model of farmers, and improve the ecological policy in the field of animal husbandry. The World Bank will arrange financial support according to the implementation and operation.

7. Cambodian rice exports to China increased by 25% in the first half of the year. According to a report issued by the Cambodian Rice Federation on July 2, Cambodia exported 147,900 tons of rice to China in the first half of this year, accounting for 37% of the total exports of 397,600 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25%. China is Cambodia's largest export market.

---

Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct.

Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry. 

Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net