Sheep Industry News: China
13 June 2016
China Lifts Schmallenberg Ban on Sheep ProductsCHINA - China has confirmed that it is lifting its import ban introduced four years ago on bovine & ovine genetic material from Denmark, France, Germany and United Kingdom due to Schmallenberg...
09 December 2015
China to Help Africa Modernise AgricultureCHINA - The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has announced that China is starting major operations to help people in Africa modernise agriculture, among other cooperation projects....
20 November 2015
Glowing Nanotubes Can Show When Meat Has SpoiledCHINA - Researchers from China have shown it is possible to detect the deterioration of meat by using flurorescent nanotubes....
18 November 2015
China to Develop Animal Welfare StandardsCHINA - Chinese veterinarians have started drafting the country's first welfare standard for the farming and slaughter of livestock and poultry, according to the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association...
30 October 2015
China Needs Cold Chain Improvement to Meet Food DemandCHINA - The new railway from Chongqing to Rotterdam provides exciting new opportunities for European producers to meet Chinese food demand, but improvement of cold chains to ensure perishable...
07 October 2015
China's New Diet Demands a Global Food ChainCHINA - The changing diet of the Chinese population means that self-sufficiency is no longer a viable aim for the country, according to a new report released by PwC....
02 September 2015
Farms Lose Animals to Peste des Petits Ruminants in ChinaCHINA - Hundreds of sheep and goats have died after seven outbreaks of Peste des Petits Ruminants (also known as sheep and goat plague) in China....
28 July 2015
More Ecological Requirements for Chinese AgricultureUS - China’s farmers must use less fertilizer and pesticide, the government has announced in a push for cleaner water by the year 2020....
02 June 2015
Ten Reasons Why China Needs the USCHINA - China is America’s biggest customer for agricultural products, with almost a fifth of imported goods coming from the US. ...
18 May 2015
China-Brazil Strengthen Agricultural RelationsCHINA - China and Brazil deepened agricultural relations last week in a meeting between Vice Minister Chen Xiaohua and the Brazilian International Relations Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture,...
08 May 2015
Price of Chinese Farm Produce Drops SlightlyCHINA - The price of farm Chinese produce continued to fall last week according to a survey of 36 medium and large sized cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce....
01 May 2015
Fall in Chinese Sheep Meat ImportsCHINA - Chinese imports of sheep meat have fallen in the first quarter of 2015, as demand slows after years of surging imports....
30 April 2015
Slight Drop in Chinese Farm Produce PricesCHINA – The average price of Chinese farm produce fell slightly over the last week, according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce....
21 April 2015
Rise in Price Chinese of Farm ProduceCHINA - The price of farm produce in China has risen over the last week according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce....
20 April 2015
China Steps up Monitoring of Farm ProductsCHINA - Monitoring of farm and aquaculture products in China by the Ministry of Agriculture for quality and safety has found that the majority are safe and the levels of contamination have remained...
01 April 2015
Newly Discovered Goat Pathogen Can Infect HumansCHINA - A newly discovered pathogen species infecting goats in China can also affect humans, warn researchers at Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology....
23 March 2015
Premier Stresses Economic Targets, Agricultural ReformCHINA - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for more reforms in agriculture and foreign trade....
20 March 2015
Chinese Food Prices Continue to FallCHINA - The prices of major farm produce in China continued to fall in the first week of March, according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
13 March 2015
Prices of Chinese Farm Produce DropCHINA - The prices of major farm produce in China dropped last week according to a survey of 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
11 March 2015
China Bought More Wool in JanuaryCHINA – China’s January wool buying grew in volume but dropped in value year-on-year, says Australia Wool Innovation (AWI)....
04 March 2015
Farms Forced to Close In Lake Tai Clean UpCHINA – Measures to clean up China’s third biggest lake could force livestock and poultry farmers near Shanghai out of a livelihood....
10 February 2015
Chinese Farm Produce Prices RisingCHINA - The price of major farm produce in China rose last week according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
29 January 2015
Chinese Food Prices Rise SlightlyCHINA - Chinese farm produce prices rose slightly last week according to a survey of 36 medium and large cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
23 January 2015
China Gives Green Light to Chile Red MeatCHINA – Trade officials have finalised a deal opening the Chinese market for Chile frozen beef and lamb, ending two and a half years of negotiations....
20 January 2015
China Boosts Financial Support to AgricultureCHINA - China's central bank has raised its re-lending quota by 50 billion yuan ($8.17 billion) to boost financial support for small businesses and agriculture....
19 January 2015
Chinese Farm Produce Prices Rise SlightlyCHINA – Chinese farm produce prices rose slightly during the week of 5-11 January, although meat, poultry fish and eggs all saw small falls according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized...
08 January 2015
China's Foot and Mouth Moves Across CountryCHINA – Over three hundred Chinese pigs have died from foot and mouth disease (FMD) some three thousand kilometres from the initial source....
07 January 2015
How Western Companies Can Navigate China’s Animal Protein MarketCHINA - China’s demand for foreign animal protein products shows great growth potential....
06 January 2015
Farmland Protection Needed in China CHINA - China must maintain its farmland above the minimum threshold of 120 million hectares at all times, a national conference heard yesterday. ...
Chinese Food Prices Rise SlightlyCHINA - Chinese farm produce prices rose slightly last week according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....
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