News from China

Chinese PM vows to open up markets to India Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Tuesday to open up domestic markets to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit between the ... China meat issue 'urgent' Federated Farmers says it's absolutely vital the issue with meat exports into China is resolved urgently. The Government says it's working to sort ... China's meat block still unexplained Chinese officials are yet to explain exactly why they are blocking meat from entering the country. At a chaotic press conference in Parliament toda... Danone invests in Mengniu as Chinese demand food safety Danone (BN), owner of Activia yogurt and Evian water, will spend about 325 million euros ($417 million) to form a joint venture and invest in China’s ... Private Equity Pins Hopes on China Agriculture Private equity investment into China’s agriculture sector sagged in 2012, but with the government vowing to modernize farming methods and general grow... Serbia Welcomes Chinese Investment in Agriculture Serbia welcomed potential Chinese investment in its agriculture as they would be most beneficial for both countries, said Danilo Golubovic, State Secr... China underlines stable agricultural production amid challenges The Chinese government on Wednesday urged greater effort to ensure the smooth agricultural production needed to sustain growth in the world's second-l... Competition for China's dairy market CHINESE demand for New Zealand dairy products has well and truly “kicked”, however there is not enough Kiwi supply to satisfy "the dragon’s" increasin... China's farming heritage, innovation to stem agriculture trade deficit The tide of agricultural exports from New Zealand to China could begin to balance out under a new bilateral agreement to promote agricultural cooperat... Why is China a hot zone for the deadliest strains of bird flu? As influenzas go, the H7N9 virus at first seemed relatively benign: in late March, the Chinese government reported that three individuals had contract... It's safe to eat poultry: experts Poultry is safe to eat provided it is properly handled and cooked, according to a joint study group on Monday. To date, there has been no evidence ... Changing farm scene in China a boon for Thai exporters? More rural Chinese people are turning their backs on agriculture in search for higher-paid jobs in factories, confirming the expectation that China wo... Farm exports to China may get boost Major trading partner China has signed a strategy today with New Zealand to promote more agricultural co-operation between the countries. Since the... Chinese beef market could surpass Indonesia A beef industry expert says China could be a bigger beef export market than Indonesia if live trade can be opened up with Australia. The country's ... China allocates fund to support spring farming The Ministry of Finance said Friday it has allocated 7.9 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) to support spring ploughing, which is pivotal to the country's g... China media urge eating poultry despite bird flu China's poultry industry lost 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the week after the H7N9 bird flu virus began infecting humans, state-run media said on... New China bird flu death, U.N. concerned about spread Another person died from a new strain of bird flu in China on Thursday, state media said, bringing to 10 the number of deaths from the H7N9 virus, as ... China to help in satellite monitoring of crops The Planning Commission, with Chinese financial assistance, has decided to launch a key project of satellite monitoring of crops. The project would... China bird flu: Pigeon markets fall empty Beijing's Tianlong bird market fell silent two weeks ago. The gentle sounds of cooing pigeons that usually fill the open-air market have been replaced... Residents in China ordered to cull poultry Residents of a Chinese city were ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities stepped up attempts to halt the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, ... Pork prices fall, forcing down inflation rate China's pork prices, which weigh heavily in inflation calculations, registered a sharp decline in March, putting downward pressure on the country's in... China bird flu ‘devastates’ poultry business China’s deadly bird flu outbreak has dealt a “devastating” blow to the nation’s poultry sector, an industry group said on Tuesday, with sales reported... China buys 1m tons of US wheat after price drops China, the world’s biggest consumer of wheat, bought almost 1 million metric tons from the U.S. as prices slumped 30 percent from a four-year high rea... Bird flu fears hurt China Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong pared earlier steep losses on Monday after worries about a new strain of avian flu drove both indices to fresh lows ... Live poultry trade market closed in E. China Signs are seen to remind citizens that a live poultry trade market is closed in Feidong County, east China's Anhui Province, April 7, 2013. China r... 'Intense' farming in China's developed areas blamed in bird flu risk A state-backed Chinese newspaper on Sunday blamed “intense” farming methods for heightening the risk of deadly diseases such as H7N9 bird flu crossing... China confident it can control bird flu outbreak China can control the outbreak of an avian flu strain newly contracted by humans, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday, a day after China r... Chinese farmers make fortune from agritourism Once an aquafarm close to bankruptcy, Haiwan Farm has been revitalized a decade later thanks to its successful transition to an agritourism base for u... China culls poultry as bird flu death toll reaches six China has begun a mass slaughter of poultry at a market in Shanghai, after a new bird flu virus was detected there. The H7N9 virus, a form of avian... Vaccine last resort in fighting bird flu: poultry groups Vaccinating hogs and fowl will only be a last resort in staving off bird flu amid a potential H7N9 flu scare because once animals are started on vacci... Public advised against poultry slaughterings after flu deaths Chinese public have been advised against slaughtering poultry for ancestral worship on the upcoming Tomb-Sweeping Day as authorities strengthen H7N9 b... Drought affects 7.3 mln China farmland hectares China's drought relief authority said on Tuesday that the drought parching the country's central and western regions has affected 7.3 million hectares... China bird flu drags down poultry sector Chinese poultry-meat producers slumped in the mainland stock market as the spreading H7N9 bird flu in eastern China triggered speculation Beijing coul... Nanjing poultry butcher infected with bird flu A new case of bird flu was reported in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on Tuesday after a member of staff at a Nanjing hospital leaked a patient’s di... Premier underlines modern agriculture, scale farming Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the importance of developing modern agriculture and scale farming in his recent research tour to the Yangtze River Del... 16,000 floating pigs: a harbringer of the apocalypse? After 16,000 pigs were found floating in a Chinese river, nearly 1,000 dead ducks appeared in the Nanhe river in southwestern Sichuan Province. The... Chinese senior leaders stress agricultural work Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for increasing efforts to ensure grain output as the country has entered the season of spring farming. In a w... 1,000 dead ducks found in Chinese river Around 1,000 dead ducks have been pulled from a river in southwest China’s Sichuan province. Residents found the rotten carcasses floating downstream ... Demand for dairy products in China still growing The demand for New Zealand dairy products in China continues to grow, despite importers being forced to pay more as the New Zealand import quota runs ... Beijing agricultural show blossoms into life The First Beijing Agriculture Carnival kicked off in Changping district at the Strawberry Expo Garden in Xingshou township on Saturday. The carniva... Drought in southwest China affecting millions Over one million people in southwestern China are estimated to be facing a drinking-water shortage as two separate droughts continue to affect the are... China's biggest pork producer gains as scandal hits farms Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. (000895), China’s biggest pork processor, plans to boost output more than 50 percent this year as consume... Chinese appetite grows for Australia Fears over food safety in China are spurring a growing number and variety of Chinese investments in Australian agriculture. "Chinese food scandals ... China's pig scandal puts spotlight on illegal pork trade The 6,000 rotting pigs floating toward Shanghai may pose a public health problem, but at least they are not part of a much greater threat. If they had... Hedge funds bet on organic farming in China The answer varies from 2 yuan (32 U.S. cents) per kilogram to as much as 30 yuan, depending on the variety. At the high end of fruits and vegetables a... Farmers confident of china's prospects Since becoming the Party's General Secretary in November, Xi Jinping has visited many grass root places around the country. Today, we focus on a villa... China pulls out 5,916 pigs from Shanghai river The number of dead pigs found floating in a river flowing into Shanghai has reached nearly 6,000. The Shanghai municipal government said in an onli... China fosters a new kind of professional farmer China is going to great lengths to foster a "new type" of professional farmer to inhabit the empty farmhouses across its vast rural areas and entice m... GM crops gaining ground in China China has developed four million hectares genetically modified (GM) crops, becoming one of the world leaders in biotech farming, a report on the statu... China faces social, financial risks in urbanization push China's urbanization drive could fuel social unrest over land disputes and pose financial risks if money is thrown around recklessly, a senior communi...