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ATO Chengdu recruited 11 Chinese buyers from Southwest China to participate in the 2015 Fancy Food Show in New York from June 28-30.

Post estimates China’s MY 2015/16 peach and nectarine production at 13.6 MMT, up more than 4 percent from the previous year despite a colder spring in the north.

In April, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced the “Proposed Amendments to the Implementation Regulations on Safety Assessment of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms” for comments.

Post’s June forecast for MY15/16 total domestic oilseed production is 3.26 million tons lower than the estimated 57 million tons in MY14/15.

The Government of India extended the ban on milk and dairy product imports from China for one year. The ban has been in place since 2008.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 to set metal contaminants limit for a wider category of food products.

The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has now been signed and the detailed text released.

On May 24, 2013, China released the National Food Safety Standard of General Hygiene Regulations for Food Production (GB14881-2013), which became effective on June 1, 2014.

China’s market year 2014/15 kidney bean production is forecast to increase by 20 percent to 950,000 tons based on increased acreage and higher yield.

On November 21, 2014 the State Council published a draft Grain Law soliciting public comments until December 21, 2014.

China’s MY2014/15 fresh potato production is estimated at 101 million metric tons, a 5 percent increase from MY2013/14.

Post forecasts that China's broiler production will fall as demand declines due to lower prices and food safety concerns.