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10 December 2013

Chinese Agri-food Prices Down Slightly in November
CHINA - Yu Qiumei, a senior statistician with the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), reported that prices in the food category, which accounts for roughly one-third in the weighting of China's CPI calculation, edged down slightly as a whole...

19 November 2013

Dutch to Help Emerging Market Through China Programme
CHINA – A partnership between Dutch and Chinese dairy players will raise the quality of Chinese products, a spokesman announced at the official launch....

14 November 2013

Chinese Were First Cattlemen, Jaw Bone Study Reveals
CHINA – Humans have been farming cattle longer than previously thought, a study of cattle bones in north eastern China has revealed....

11 November 2013

Company to Build Third Feed-Premix Plant in China
US - Archer Daniels Midland Company is building a new feed-premix plant in the city of Nanjing, in eastern China, bringing to three the total number of facilities in the company’s Chinese premix network....

10 October 2013

China Invites Argentina to Build Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Plant
CHINA – Government officials are rejoicing in the wake of a bilateral agreement to develop a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine production plant in Yangling....

09 October 2013

Dutch Professors Develop Links With Chinese Dairy Students
CHINA – A large delegation from Wageningen University, Netherlands, travelled to China to build links with the dairy division of the Chinese Agricultural University....

25 September 2013

China Partners Mongolia in Transboundary Brucellosis Battle
CHINA – Veterinary authorities have partnered with the Mongolian government to battle Brucellosis. ...

OIE Reports Another FMD Outbreak in Xinjiang
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported a fifth outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a cattle farm located in Xinjiang....

24 September 2013

China Looking to Uganda to Meet Food Demand
CHINA - The Ugandan Agriculture Minister Tress Bucyanayandi has said he has no problem with China growing food in Africa to tackle its own growing food deficit....

02 September 2013

Chinese Food Prices Rise
CHINA - Prices of agricultural foodstuffs in China rose by a small amount in the week of 19-25 August according to a survey of 36 medium and large sized cities conducted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. ...

16 August 2013

Chinese Food Prices Remain Stable
CHINA - The price of meats remained basically stable showing only a slight increase, with the wholesale price of pork rising by one per cent as compared to the previous week. ...

15 August 2013

More FMD Reported in Tibet
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported another outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Changdu, Tibet, affecting more cattle and sheep/goats....

12 August 2013

Food Prices Keep Rising
CHINA - The prices of agri-foodstuffs in China kept rising during the week of 29 July to 4 August according to a survey of prices in 36 medium and large sized cities conducted by the Ministry of Commerce, MOFCOM. ...

07 August 2013

FMD: Laboratory Confirms Foot and Mouth in Tibet
CHINA – The Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute has confirmed another outbreak of foot and mouth in Tibet....

06 August 2013

Fonterra Whey Products Blocked by China
CHINA – Chinese authorities have confirmed that, while there is not a blanket ban imposed on Fonterra’s products, whey based dairy ingredients have been blocked....

05 August 2013

Chinese Agricultural Food Prices Keep Rising
CHINA - Prices of agricultural foodstuffs in China kept rising last week according to a survey of prices in 36 medium and large sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce(MOFCOM). ...

26 July 2013

Chinese Food Prices Affected by Weather
CHINA - Last week hot and rainy weather in China had an effect on agri-food prices in China. ...

22 July 2013

China Implements Measures for Imported, Exported Dairy Products
CHINA - The Chinese government has announced the implementation measures for Decree 152: Administrative Measures for Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision of Imported and Exported Dairy Products. The effective date for these measures was 1 May 2013....

China Reports Further FMD Outbreak in Tibet
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported a further outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the village of Rikaze located in Tibet, affecting more cattle populations....

17 July 2013

Breeding Project to Lift Liuzhou’s Beef, Milk Production
CHINA - By promoting crossbreeding, Liuzhou in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region plans to improve the performance, quality and efficiency of milk and beef production in the city....

12 July 2013

China Reports Further FMD Outbreak in Tibet
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported a further outbreak of foot and mouth disease at Linzhi in Tibet. ...

08 July 2013

China Pumps RMB2.58 Billion into Agricultural Industrialisation
CHINA - The central government has set aside a 2.58 billion yuan (417.31 million U.S. dollars) subsidy to boost the amount of loans for the agricultural industrialization, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. ...

02 July 2013

Costa Rica Ships First Milk Consginment to China
COSTA RICA –Dairy cooperative Don Pinos RL has become the first Costa Rican company to successfully agree to a dairy export deal with China....

26 June 2013

Ministries Move on Dairy Product Safety
CHINA - Companies that produce baby formula will be required to have their own dairy farms, according to measures released by nine ministries last week....

EU, China Cooperate on Brucellosis Control
CHINA - An EU-China Seminar on Brucellosis Surveillance and Control was held in Qingdao, Shandong last week. ...

20 June 2013

Mengniu Announces General Offer For Yashili
CHINA – Mengniu Dairy Company Limited has jointly announced a general offer to fully acquire outstanding shares in Yashilli International through external financing, writes Michael Priestley, TheCattleSite editor....

17 June 2013

China Reports More FMD in Tibet
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported another outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) at a cattle farm located in Rikaze, Tibet....

Agri-food Prices Rise Marginally
CHINA - The price of agri-foods in China rose marginally last week, according to a survey taken by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in 36 medium and large sized cities during the week 3-9 June. ...