LivestockCorn's share of Chinese compound feed falls from 47% to 29% as cheaper grains replace it
USDA's Beijing office says Chinese feed mills are swapping corn for wheat, barley and sorghum as hog losses push buyers toward cheaper rations.
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AgrotechChina plans to nurture 10,000 high-potential agtech firms for farm science self-reliance
China's agriculture ministry will groom 100 leading, 1,000 fast-growing and 10,000 high-potential agricultural technology companies and set 11 research priorities under the 15th Five-Year Plan, with AI to change how research is done.
LivestockAustralian beef exports hold near record as China tariff cuts trade there
Australia shipped 132,146 tonnes of beef in September and a record 1.209 million tonnes in nine months, as the US, Japan, Korea and Canada took up the slack from China's 55% safeguard tariff.
LivestockChina drops meat growth target and bets on AI as pork demand peaks
China's new National Livestock and Veterinary Industry Development Plan sets 15 targets but none for total meat output, and calls for faster use of artificial intelligence and smart livestock farming.
FisheriesChina folds marine ranching and offshore fish farming into one 'offshore ranching' plan
China's agriculture ministry will merge its marine ranching and deep-sea aquaculture equipment projects into a single category of offshore ranching projects under the 15th Five-Year Plan.
CropsBrazil keeps its soybean cost edge over US shipments into China
USDA estimates put Brazilian soybeans landed in Shanghai at about $479 to $507 a tonne in the second quarter, below US Gulf and Pacific Northwest routes, and Brazil shipped about ten times as much.
AgribusinessUS farm exports set to rise in 2026 as Mexico grows and China stays below its peak
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says US farm exports to China rose nearly 50% in the first half of 2026 but remain far below 2022, while Mexico is providing the strongest growth.
FisheriesChina's fast-growing Antarctic krill fleet raises fears for a climate-critical species
China doubled its Antarctic krill catch to a record 231,083 tonnes last year and is building ships and processing parks, mostly to make feed for fish and pig farms, as scientists warn krill numbers are falling.
AgrotechChinese scientists use prime editing to make softer, better-cooking rice
Researchers in China edited the promoter of rice's Waxy gene to cut amylose by up to 3.95 percentage points, giving softer cooked rice without changing yield-related traits in field tests.
AgrotechChina's early bet on alternative protein holds lessons for the UK, says NAPIC chief
Imran Afzal of the UK's National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre says China built scale-up infrastructure before demand arrived, while British food tech start-ups often have to go abroad to prove their products at scale.
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Chinese scientists report big yield gains from mineral-treated irrigation water
A Peking University team says water passed over sunlight-activated minerals raised yields of rice, wheat, sugar cane and sweet potato in field trials, but the figures have not been independently reviewed.
AgribusinessChina's soybean buying set to slow as crushers lose money and hog herds shrink
Private processors have covered needs to February with Brazilian and Argentine beans, leaving little room for US cargoes that still face an extra 10% tariff.
AgribusinessChina's zero tariffs open a new route for African farm exports, from rooibos to avocado oil
In a column for Food for Mzansi, Standard Bank's Bill Blackie says early shipments from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria are already saving duty under China's zero-tariff framework, in force since 1 May 2026.