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    Overseas Agriculture-related Information Express (Issue 306)

    • Last Update: 2022-10-31
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    1.
    According to Argentine media on October 23, from January to August 2022, Argentina's agricultural exports reached 39.
    549 billion US dollars, a record for
    the same period.
    Despite a variety of internal and external headwinds to Afghanistan's agricultural development, the industry is still showing strong resilience, and the total agricultural exports are expected to reach US$55 billion
    in 2022.
    Afghanistan's agricultural exports accounted for more than 66% of the country's total exports, and the total agricultural exports in the past five years were $223.
    827 billion
    .
     
    2.
    According to the Japan Agricultural News on October 20, in the first half of this year, Japan's food exports were 578.
    8 billion yen (about 27.
    91 billion yuan), an increase of 18.
    2%
    year-on-year.
    Among them, exports to China were 134.
    2 billion yen (about 6.
    574 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 32.
    1%, accounting for the largest proportion; Exports to ASEAN countries amounted to 101.
    3 billion yen (about 4.
    963 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 24.
    4%; Exports to the United States were 87.
    9 billion yen (about 4.
    306 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 20.
    3%.

    Japan's food imports were 4.
    935 trillion yen (about 241.
    764 billion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 29.
    6%.

     
    3.
    According to the Indian Economic Times on October 21, India's rice export ban triggered a global rice price increase of more than 10%, and the global rice price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations rose by 2.
    2% in September, a new high
    in 18 months.
    Global demand is expected to exceed production in 2022-2023, which is detrimental to Asian and African countries that rely on rice as a staple food, some of which import more than 60%
    of total demand.
     
    4.
    According to the Australian newspaper on October 24, Australia has officially signed the global emission reduction commitment advocated by the United States to reduce methane emissions by 30%
    within ten years.
    Australia's livestock sector accounts for about 48% of the country's total methane emissions and about 25% of
    total greenhouse gas emissions.
    The Australian government has promised not to impose new taxes or regulations on agriculture, and agricultural production and livestock numbers will not be reduced
    .
    The Australian government will spend A$3 billion (about 13.
    8 billion yuan) from the A$15 billion (69.
    7 billion yuan) National Reconstruction Fund to support agricultural methane emission reduction
    .
     
    5.
    According to Datagro, Brazil's agricultural consultancy, Brazil's sugar exports will reach 30 million tons in 2022-2023, which will exceed half
    of the world's total sugar trade of 57 million tons.
    Brazil's sugarcane-producing regions have a favourable climate and production is expected to exceed the average in
    recent years.
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