On August 27, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 153)

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1. The new sanitary inspection and quarantine agreement reached between Argentina and China includes products such as cherries, blueberries, table grapes, honey, peas, lemons and meat, which have earned Argentina billions of dollars in income and contributed to the regional economy. Has a positive impact.

2. The Rabobank (Rabobank) released a global soybean production forecast report showing that in the next ten years, the growth rate of soybean production in Brazil is expected to exceed that of the United States and Argentina. It is estimated that by 2029-2030, Brazil's soybean production will reach 155 million tons; compared with 2019-2020, total output will increase by 28%, area will increase by 15%, and unit yield will increase by 9%.

3. The U.S. Department of Agriculture website issued a report on August 21 stating that as of August 1, 2020, the total rice inventory in the United States was 24.4 million cwt, down 37% from the same period last year; the total rice inventory was 2.99 million cwt. A decrease of 32% in the same period last year.

4. Since July, the price of sesame seeds in Myanmar has gradually increased. Due to strong demand from China, prices are expected to continue to rise. 90% of Myanmar's sesame seeds are exported to foreign markets, and China is its main buyer.

5. News from the European Commission's official website on August 21. After more than 20 years of tariff reduction negotiations, Europe and the United States reached the first tariff reduction agreement. The EU will abolish tariffs on imported American live lobster and frozen lobster products; the United States will reduce tariffs on certain prepared foods and other products exported from the EU by 50%. The agreement will enter into force on August 1, 2020.

6. The area of tea picking in Japan this year was 26,200 mu, a year-on-year decrease of 3%. The output of crude tea was 21,200 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10%.

7. Thailand's border cross-border trade volume was 627.48 billion baht in the first half of 2020, a year-on-year decrease of 9.18%. Malaysia remains Thailand's largest border trade market. China is Thailand's largest cross-border trade market, with a year-on-year increase of 16% in cross-border trade volume. Thai cross-border exports to China mainly consist of fresh fruits.

8. India's soybean planting area from 2020 to 2021 will increase by more than 8% year-on-year, and the output will reach 12.24 million tons, an increase of 31.5% over the previous year.

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