On July 13, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 134).

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1. The chief economist of the World Food Program said that 270 million people are at risk of hunger. Although governments have invested about 11 trillion dollars to curb the new crown epidemic of pneumonia, the central bank also provided about 6 trillion dollars to increase liquidity, but there are 2.7 billion people worldwide at risk of hunger in 2020. The number of people directly assisted by the World Food Program increased by 40 % compared with last year, reaching 140 million people. According to ILO estimates, 400 million people worldwide have lost their jobs due to the blockade, and 93 % of workers have been affected to varying degrees.

2. Australia's total agricultural output value is expected to reach 61 billion Australian dollars. The Australian Department of Agriculture said that although agriculture was affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and early drought this fiscal year, thanks to the recent improvement in weather conditions, the total agricultural output value is expected to reach 61 billion Australian dollars in this fiscal year , exceeding 60 billion Australian dollars for three consecutive years .

3. Kazakhstan plans to allocate 1.5 billion tenge for locust control. The first deputy minister of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan stated that the prevention and control of locust plagues and other pests is the main task to ensure the harvest of crops this year. Until 8 July, locusts invaded an area of 14.9 million hectares, gregarious locusts are expected this year, an area of 55.4 million hectares, scattered locusts’ area of 26.6 million hectares. The government will allocate 1.5 billion tenge (25.44 million yuan) for the prevention and control of locust disasters, and will ensure that sufficient quantities and types of chemical insecticides are provided.

4. The German Federal Cabinet approved the establishment of the Future Agriculture Committee. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Federal Minister of Agriculture and 40 agricultural associations jointly established the " Future Agriculture Committee ", with the office located in the Ministry of Agriculture. The members of the committee are composed of agricultural industry associations, scientists and economists, and representatives of various stakeholders in society. The purpose is to propose practical ways to effectively combine animal welfare, biodiversity, climate and environmental protection with food security and economic sustainable development goals. Feasible suggestions to help resolve conflicts between food production and climate and environmental protection, as well as food prices and consumer expectations.

5. The survey data of the US Department of Agriculture in June showed that the area of major crops increased. Soybean acreage reached 83.8 million acres, an increase of more than 10% year-on-year. Corn acreage reached 92 million acres, a year-on-year increase of 3%. Wheat acreage is 44.3 million acres, a 2% year-on-year decrease. The cotton acreage was 12.2 million acres, a year-on-year decrease of more than 11 %.

6. Philippines’ banana export in 2020 is expected to decline by 15%. The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said that this year the Philippines’ most important export of agricultural products, bananas, will fall by 15% to US$ 1.65 billion, and exports to China will fall by 20% to 58.7 million boxes.

7. India's autumn sown area increased 44% year-on-year. Until 10 July, India autumn crop sown area of 5802 hectares, an increase over the previous year 44.1%; autumn sown area has more than half the total. Among them, rice planting 1208 hectares of beans, 643 million hectares, oilseeds 1394 million hectares of cereals 1048 hectares of sugar cane 509 million hectares. Beans and oilseeds significantly increased year-on-year, at 162.4% and 85.2% respectively from the previous year.

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