On August 27, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 155)

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1. The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries reported that after 17 years of hard work, Argentine beef was re-approved to enter the US market in November 2018. From January to July 2020, Argentina exported 14,000 tons of beef to the United States, with a total value of 65.9 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 2325% over the same period last year (export volume of 560.21 tons. Amount of 3.2 million U.S. dollars). Argentina's beef export foreign exchange earnings in 2020 accounted for an increase of 1957.5% in Argentina's total foreign exchange earnings in 2019.

2. The forecast report of the Brazilian Agricultural Supply Company (Conab) shows that in 2020-2021, the output of 15 crops in Brazil is expected to be 280 million tons, an increase of 8% year-on-year. Among them, the sown area of soybeans is 37.86 million hectares with a total output of 130 million tons; the sown area of corn is 1.78 million hectares with a total output of 110 million tons; soybean exports are 86.79 million tons, about 80% of exports to China; and corn exports are 39 million tons.

3. According to data released by the Mexican economy, from January to June this year, due to increased import demand from the United States and China, the export of Mexican livestock products grew against the trend. Among them, beef exports increased by 23.8% year-on-year and pork exports increased by 54%. The exports of the above products to the United States accounted for 85.8% of Mexico’s total exports, and exports to Asia-Pacific countries accounted for 10.8%. In the first half of the year, Mexico’s exports of livestock products to China increased to more than 56,000 tons, an increase of more than 800%.

4. In June and August 2020, the Department of Agriculture and Food of Canada allocated a total of 125 million Canadian dollars to Merit Functional Foods in Manitoba to help it expand the processing capacity of rapeseed and legume protein and strengthen its Competitiveness in the global market.

5. The Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan stated at a government meeting that Kazakhstan's crop production can fully meet domestic demand. In 2020, the total sown area of crops will be 22.7 million hectares. The current grain stock is 27.5 million tons. The annual grain output is expected to reach 1,790. Million tons.

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