China customs has announced it will allow imports of U.S. rice and industry leaders are waiting for the first orders. The move is part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol signed between the United States and China from July 2017.USA Rice CEO and President Betsy Ward told T...

China approved five genetically modified crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months, as representatives from the Asian country and the United States met in face-to-face talks to try to resolve trade disagreements.Five other products, whose makers are known to be se...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), in Oct 2018, China produced 178,630 tons of pesticide, down regulated 2.5% compared to the same period last year. On a y-o-y basis, this month’s herbicide production increased 10.9% to 92,516 tons and account for 51.7...

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According to China Pesticide Registration Watch , 20 products were granted registration from Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) in Nov, 2018. These registrations includes 6 fungicide, 5 plant growth regulators (PGR), 4 herbicide, 3 insecti...

As of December 31, 2018, the use of endosulfan and methyl bromide, the two high-toxic pesticides, will be prohibited in China for agricultural purposes. Methyl bromide is a colorless and odorless gas. With its high efficiency and broad spectrum, the product can exterminate a larg...

It’s been six years in the making as the Canadian canola industry waits for the approval of three canola traits for export into the Chinese market — Bayer’s TruFlex (introduced under Monsanto), Optimum Gly, owned by Corteva, and BASF’s Rf3.Whether it’s the opportunity for expande...

Recently, China's ICAMA published the latest list of pesticides intended for registration, which included nine pesticide technical products to be registered for the first time. The details are as follows:ProthioconazoleProthioconazole is a new triazolthione fungicide developed by...

Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.Data concerning China's soybean imports during the month of October continue to show that China is relying on Brazil for almost all of its soybean imports.Customs officials in China reported that during the month of October, ...

A rice paddy field in rural Karnataka, India. Photo: iStock/Getty ImagesIn advances reminiscent of the “Green Revolution” of four decades ago, agricultural scientists have quietly made important breakthroughs in the cultivation of Asia’s prime staple food, developing so-called “s...