TheDairySite Latest News: China
01 July 2014

ANALYSIS - Animal welfare has moved up the agenda for livestock production and companies are now embracing the concept and wanting to understand new solutions to improving conditions for animals bred for food....
25 June 2014

CHINA - A revision to China's Food Safety Law had its first reading on Monday (23 June) and pledges tough sanctions for offenders, promising the strictest food safety supervision system....
24 June 2014

CHINA – Chinese dairy demand is on a sure footing and the outlook remains positive, despite analysts forecasting a slow-down in economic growth for 2015, says the US Dairy Export Council....
17 June 2014

ANALYSIS - Livestock is producing 7.1 giga tonnes of greenhouse gases each year – 14.5 per cent of the total human induced emissions, writes Chris Harris from the World Meat Congress in Beijing....
16 June 2014

ANALYSIS - Animal welfare issues could become a new trade barrier following a landmark ruling by the World Trade Organisation, writes Chris Harris from the World Meat Congress in Beijing....
13 June 2014

CHINA – Further diplomatic progress has been made in the bid to put more Dutch dairy produce on the Chinese market....
10 June 2014

CHINA – A new dairy project in central China is boasting over 9,400 litres a cow per lactation. ...
23 May 2014

CHINA - The prices of major farm products picked up slightly in the first full week of May according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized citiesby the Ministry of Commerce....
20 May 2014

CHINA – The Chinese deputy agricultural minister Niu Dun and the Tajikistan Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda discussed how both countries could collaborate to strengthen the farming sector last week....
28 April 2014

CHINA - The Prince Consort of Denmark is to officially opened a new Arla innovation lab at the weekend, in the new “China-Denmark Milk Technology Cooperation Centre” in Beijing....
25 April 2014

CHINA - The prices of major farm produce in China continued to fall last week according to a survey of 36 large and medium-sized cities conducted by the Ministry of Commerce, MOFCOM....
22 April 2014

CHINA – A small-holding in eastern China has been confirmed with foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle....
21 April 2014

CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a cattle farm in Jiangxi....

CHINA - Despite an expected increase in the country's food imports, China will maintain self-sufficiency in its main food crops, including wheat and rice, in the coming decade, said an agricultural report released on Sunday....
28 March 2014

CHINA – Seven years of research has brought Chinese academics within touching distance of a mastitis-free genetically modified cow....

CHINA - The price of agro-foodstuff in China was falling last week (March 17 to March 23) according to a survey of 36 medium and large sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
27 March 2014

CHINA – The Netherlands will assist China in meeting dairyfoods standards and quality targets, a Dutch dairy leader announced this week at a royal reception....
05 March 2014

CHINA - Hua Xia Dairy, the producer of local brand Wondermilk, has become one of the leading producers of top-quality fresh milk in China. They have accomplished this with feed, genetics and management from the United States, and are leading the way for...
03 March 2014

CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities, in conjunction with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), has reported that all livestock in Tibet have been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD)....
27 February 2014

CHINA – Yili group has unveiled a dairy research and development facility at Wageningen University. ...
13 February 2014

CHINA - Chinese agriculture has grown tremendously over the past thirty-five years and with the new leadership in 2012 and a flurry of new government policies, agriculture is expected to experience even faster growth in the coming decade....
04 February 2014

CHINA - Fonterra has raised 1.25 billion Chinese renminbi (approximately NZD250 million) through a five year “dim sum” bond issue (Chinese renminbi raised offshore) as part of its ongoing commitment to developing its China business....
17 January 2014

CHINA – A major Chinese dairy region is to be granted special funding to promote large-scare dairy production....
16 January 2014

CHINA - Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities rose slightly in the week ending 12 January compared with the previous week, showed Ministry of Commerce statistics on Tuesday. ...
07 January 2014

CHINA - The price of food stuffs in China was steady during the last week of December, according to a survey of 36 medium and large cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce....
30 December 2013

CHINA - The market price for agricultural food products in China rose slightly over the week of 16-22 December according to a survey carried out by the Ministry of Commerce in 36 large and medium sized cities....
20 December 2013

CHINA - In an effort to eliminate the weak industry oversight, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to add ten new drug inspectors to its office in China....
17 December 2013

CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Tibet....