On July 9, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 132).

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1. Russia’s pork exports grew 1.5 times from January to May 2020. The main reason for the increase in pork exports was a 3.8 times increase in exports to Kazakhstan, a 2 times increase in exports to Mongolia, and a 60% increase in Vietnam . In 2019, the export volume of Russian pork products was 108,000 tons.

2. China-Australia trade tensions hit Australia's important product exports. In January 2020, Australian beef exports to China accounted for 27% of total exports, and in June it has dropped to 18%. Australian barley has shifted to markets in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Japan, which has led to a decline in Australian earnings.

3. Brazil 's bioethanol exports in June increased by 75% year-on-year. The epidemic has led to a sharp increase in global consumption of alcohol-based disinfection products, and the price advantage of Brazil's bioethanol has driven export growth. The export of bioethanol in June was 299 million liters, a year-on-year increase of 75%, setting the highest export record in June since 2013. In the first half of this year, Brazil exported 844 million liters of bioethanol, a year-on-year increase of 20%.

4. EU 2019/2020 annual imports corn 1952 tons, fell 19% year-on-year. Until 30 June, the EU imported from Ukraine 1213 tons, fell 22.3% year-on-year; imports from Brazil 476 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%. During the same period, the EU exported 4.94 million tons of corn, a year-on-year increase of 63%.

5. The European Union donated 15 million euros to help East Africa fight the locust plague. The EU is increasing its support for the FAO response plan and will support the EU’s broader development cooperation and humanitarian assistance in East Africa. Earlier this year, the EU has provided 42 million euros for extensive humanitarian assistance in East Africa.

6. Japan has established food security as the core of its agricultural policy. The Japanese Prime Minister presided over the holding of an economic and financial advisory meeting on 8 July, establishing that increasing the self-sufficiency of food and strengthening the foundation of agricultural production are the core of future agricultural policies. It will strengthen the construction of agricultural infrastructure; promote the consumption of domestic agricultural products and food ingredients; expand the planting area of wheat and soybeans; promote the export of agricultural products; promote smart agriculture; improve disaster prevention and mitigation strategies; and increase national understanding and support for food security, agriculture and aquaculture.

7. Ukraine's cereal exports reached a record of 57 million tons in 2019/2020 marketing year, an increase of 6.8 million tons from the previous marketing year. Among them, corn was 30.3 million tons, wheat and mixed wheat-rye were 20.5 million tons, barley was 5.80 million tons, rye was 8200 tons, and other grains and edible beans were 791,000 tons. A total of 334,200 tons of cereal flour were exported.

8. The Myanmar agricultural sector will implement 92-billion-kyat relief projects. On 7 July, Myanmar Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation department said that 92-billion-kyat of the COVID-19 relief fund would be used to implement 10 projects in the next 3 months, including the construction of rural roads and industrial roads, Breeding, raising seedlings, carrying out water conservancy construction, upgrading breeding industry and upgrading agricultural machinery, etc.

9. The strong growth of Cambodian agriculture supports the national economy. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Cambodian agricultural sector has maintained a strong growth momentum, accounting for about 25% of GDP. Rice export increase sharply. in the first half of 2020, Cambodian rice exports amounted to 39.77 million tons, a year-to-year increase of 41%, exports are up to 2.64 billion dollars.

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