On July 7, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 130).

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1. US trade groups urge China to increase the purchase of US goods and services. The American Chamber of Commerce and more than 40 industry associations said in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer, and Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Liu He on July 6 that they have made Encouraged by the progress, he also called on China to substantially increase its purchases of US goods and services.

2. Canadian barley exports to China increased significantly in May. Benefiting from China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on Australian barley, Canada exported 176,000 tons of barley to China in May, a year-on-year increase of 38%; prices reached the highest level since July 2019.

3. The Dutch government provides more than 400 million euros in compensation to more than 400 pig farmers who have abandoned production. In order to reduce the environmental pollution caused by pig farming and better protect the residents from the odor of pig farms, the Dutch government launched a pig farming renovation plan to provide 180 million euros of compensation for the 407 pig farmers who abandoned production. The production of 910,000 pigs accounts for 10.5% of the total number of pigs in the Netherlands.

4. The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture has subsidized the development of animal husbandry. From July 6, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries started the application for animal husbandry special subsidy application. The farmer's subsidy will reach 50% of the total cost of the project after verification, mainly supporting farmers to upgrade and improve the level of the breeding environment to ensure biosecurity. The minimum amount of assistance is capped at 15,000 euros and the maximum is 50,000 euros. The total budget is 30 million euros.

5. The 12 countries issued a joint statement to promote smooth trade. As one of the joint actions to combat the epidemic, the Ministry of Commerce of China and Singapore, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, UAE, Chile, Uruguay, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Nauru and other economic and trade authorities issued a joint statement, proposing to avoid export control or Establish tariff and non-tariff barriers and eliminate any existing trade restrictions imposed on essentials, especially medical supplies.

6. The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture expects sugar output to reach 540,000 tons. The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture said that from June to August this year, Indonesian sugar has begun to enter the peak harvest period, with output reaching 540,000 tons. At present, the price of sugar on the Indonesian market is 15,000 rupiah per kilogram, 15.8% lower than the 18,000 rupiah in the highest period at the beginning of the year.

7. The Indonesian government provides a budget of 6 trillion rupiah (2,915 million yuan) to implement the food security plan. The Indonesian Minister of Economic Co-ordination said that in order to ensure food security during and after the outbreak, the Indonesian central government provided 6 trillion rupiah for financial support to support the rice expansion plan in Central Kalimantan. Indonesia plans to reclaim 165,000 hectares of land in Central Kalimantan to grow staple food crops such as rice and corn to ensure national food security.

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