2025 Review The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says China produced a record 714.9 MMT of grain in 2025, an increase of 8.4 MMT, or 2.6 percent. The volume was achieved despite bouts of drought, prolonged rainfall, and flooding. Most of the increase was in maize, and output was boosted by its AI-plus agriculture program. China reduced its import dependence in many commodities in 2025, except for soybeans and rice.
Agriculture Policy The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced key areas it will focus on in 2026. They include safeguarding food security, improving output capacity and quality, diversifying agricultural supply systems, and strengthening self-reliance in science and technology. The goal...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...