On October 13, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 177)

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1. According to the "Short-term Outlook for EU Agricultural Products Market in Autumn 2020" released by the European Commission, the total grain output in the EU is expected to reach 270 million tons in 2020/2021, a year-on-year decrease of 7%. Soft wheat production will drop to 120 million tons, and corn production will drop to 63.1 million tons.

2. According to data from the European Grain Strategy Corporation, in 2020, rapeseed production in the 27 EU countries and the United Kingdom was 17.1 million tons, slightly lower than the 17.3 million tons harvest in 2019.

3. In August 2020, Canada exported 731 million Canadian dollars in agricultural products to China, a year-on-year increase of 68.1%; and imported 138 million Canadian dollars in agricultural products from China, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%.

4. The agricultural harvest area in Russia in 2020 will be 79.6 million hectares, an increase of 100,000 hectares over last year. The harvest of food crops is currently 92% complete, with a gross weight of 130 million tons. Wheat production is expected to reach 82 million tons in 2020, an increase of 7.5 million tons year-on-year.

5. From January to September 2020, Argentina’s total pork exports reached 31,891 tons, an increase of 73% year-on-year, of which 65% were sold to the Chinese market. Since 1992, Argentina has become a net exporter of pork for the first time.

6. Pre-sale of 69.8 million tons of soybeans produced in Brazil in 2020-2021, accounting for 53% of this year’s estimated production, set a historical record for the pre-sale rate during the same period.

7. So far this year, the Philippines has imported 2 million tons of rice. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total import volume next year may reach 2.3 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 23%. Local production will increase this year, reaching a record high of 21.22 million tons.

8. In the 2019-2020 fiscal year, Myanmar's agricultural exports reached 3.69 billion U.S. dollars, a significant increase of 474 million U.S. dollars year-on-year; aquatic product export revenue reached 848 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 127 million U.S. dollars year-on-year, and aquatic product export revenue reached a record high.

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