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On April 27, 2016, China’s cabinet, the State Council published its Key Tasks regarding Food Safety Work in 2016.

China pledges to expedite the construction of traceability systems for key commodities, including edible agricultural products, food products, drugs, and rare earth.

AQSIQ released for public comment the Draft Administrative Measures for Importers’ Review and Inspection on Overseas Establishments that Export Food Products to China.

China is the world's fourth largest dairy milk producer and consumer, and also a major importer of milk.

In Taiwan, soy sauces increasingly feature labels claiming a variety of production methods such as “non-genetically engineered” (non-GE), “pure fermentation,” and “organic.”

On May 6, Taiwan completed a normal tender GF4-105-041 for 1,000 MT of U.S. short grain milled glutinous rice.

The sugar industry in China continues to struggle due to high production costs, the elimination of government support prices, and import competition.

As scheduled, the Chinese government’s auction of state cotton reserves began on May 3, 2016.

On April 29, Taiwan published the first 2016 U.S. rice Country Specific Quota (CSQ) normal tender for 1,000 MT of short grain milled glutinous rice for delivery from October 1 - December 31, 2016.