On July 17, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 137).

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1. Pakistan launches the second phase of the national locust control action plan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan recently visited the National Locust Control Center and approved the second phase of the National Locust Control Action Plan at the locust situation report meeting. The Prime Minister of Pakistan thanked China, Japan, and the United Kingdom for their technical and medical assistance, saying that the superimposition of the locust plague and the epidemic is a huge challenge to Pakistan. The government will spare no effort to strengthen prevention and control and will provide compensation to affected farmers.

2. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations distributes seed packets in Cape Province, Pakistan. With the support of the United States National Development Agency, FAO has begun to distribute crop packages to 16,000 vulnerable families. Each household will receive 25 kg of corn seeds, 1.5 kg of sunflower seeds, 5 kg of red beans and 10 kg of kidney beans. The US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement is also distributing crop packages to 2,000 people to help local communities resume agricultural production.

3. The European Commission approved Lithuania’s 47.5 million euros national aid plan. The purpose of the plan is to solve the farmers' liquidity needs and help them continue their activities during and after the epidemic. The aid was disbursed in the form of direct allocation of 7.5 million euros and 40 million euros for loan interest rate subsidies to support enterprises that produce and process pigs, vegetables and aquatic products affected by the epidemic.

4. Chinese demand promotes the growth of Brazilian pork and chicken exports. The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) said on the 15th that the COVID-19 epidemic has not affected Brazilian meat production. It is expected that pork production this year will be 4.25 million tons, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year; chicken production will be 13.8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4%. Driven by strong exports to China, pork exports are expected to be 1 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 33%; chicken exports are 4.45 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5%. In the first half of this year, 600,000 tons of pork and chicken were exported to China.

5. The US Department of Agriculture updates the 2020/2021 major agricultural product supply and demand forecasts. Global cereal production is expected to total 27.303 million tons increase over the previous year by 2.4%, the total oil production of 6.042 million tons, compared with last year increased 4.7%, total cotton production 1.163 million bales, less than the previous year by 5.4%; US cereal production 450.9 million Tons, an increase of 8.0%. The total oil output was 122.9 million tons, an increase of 14.8% over the previous year. The total output of cotton was 17.5 million bales, a decrease of 12.1% over the previous year.

6. Japan's heavy rains caused agricultural damage losses of 24.1 billion yen. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, as of the 15th, heavy rains have caused losses of 24.1 billion yen in the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and aquaculture industries in the affected areas. Among them, the loss of crops were affected reach 1.43 billion yen; farming about 100 thousand more than chicken, cattle and other livestock were killed and injured rearing facilities; the loss of farmland and agricultural facilities amounted to 5.68 billion yen; Forestry amount of loss Reached 16.87 billion yen.

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