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On August 18, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 148)

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1. The Pakistani government plans to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to agriculture and science and technology, and both parties will strengthen industrial cooperation.

2. Agriculture will be the only industry that will achieve growth in the Russian economy in 2020. In the case of the overall decline in raw material income, the foreign exchange earnings of wheat-based grain exports will increase.

3. This year wheat production in Bulgaria in 460 - 470 million tons, consumption is about 150 million tons, will export more than 300 tons of wheat. The preliminary forecast for total sunflower output is close to 1.5 million tons and corn exceeds 2.5 million tons.

4. Due to the detection of the new crown pneumonia virus in frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil, the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines temporarily banned the import of poultry meat from Brazil.

5. According to FAO statistics, the World Food Price Index in July was 94.2, an increase of 1.1 from the previous month, and it rose for two consecutive months. Among them, the prices of cereals, dairy products, sugar and vegetable oil have risen, while the prices of meat have fallen.

6. From January to June this year, Thailand’s exports of fresh durians to China reached US$ 1.022 billion, a surge of 140% compared to the same period last year, accounting for 73% of Thailand’s fresh durian exports.

7. The Indonesian Oil Palm Association ( GAPKI ) reported that Indonesian palm oil production in the first half of 2020 was 23.5 million tons, down 9.2% year-on-year, and exports fell 11.4% year-on-year , from 17.5 million tons to 15.5 million tons.

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