Chinese fertilizer exports showed increase in August2018-10-12Recent data from the Chinese customs office shows that China exported 2.179 million tons of fertilizer in August, which is an increase of 1.8% in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The export value reached 630 million USD, which is an increase of 18.6% in compa...
China's fungicide production continued to fall sharply in August, 20182018-10-12According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), in August 2018, China produced 183,039 tons of pesticide, down regulated 2.3% compared to the same period last year. China’s pesticide production is still in continuous decline. On a y-o-y basis, in August, herbicide ...
The biggest hurdle genetically engineered food faces isn’t science—it’s us2018-10-10Genetically altered seeds will feed the next billion whether we like it or not.Today, virtually everything we eat is produced from seeds that have been genetically altered in some manner. If we’re going to feed the growing population without further destroying the environment, th...
Escalating Trade War with China Will Increase Damage to American Soybean Farmers2018-09-27The Administration’s decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports—and China’s subsequent retaliation on $60 billion of U.S. products—deepens and prolongs the trade war between the two countries, posing even more adverse consequences for A...
INSIGHT: Biopesticides to Feed a Growing and Hungry World2018-09-27Whether it is in China, Guatemala, Brazil, Europe, or the U.S., consumers, and especially young people, want more information and transparency about how crops are grown and how their food is produced.Food companies are taking notice, and efforts such as the Field to Market initia...
GMO cotton prompts dramatic drop in China’s pesticide use2018-09-21By Mark LynasChina has experienced large and sustained reductions in pesticide use as a result of adopting GMO cotton, according to the largest-ever scientific study on the impacts of Bt cotton use in that country.Although Bt was only targeting the cotton bollworm, the subsequent...
China is making its vegetables grow bigger, faster and stronger ... using electricity2018-09-21Lettuce growing in an electro culture chamber developed as part of China’s giant experiment to find out if electricity can boost plant growth. Photo: Liu Binjiang Chinese growers have the answer to a question that has been baffling scientists for three centuries: Can electricity ...
Price & Supply: pesticide technical and intermediate production at low load2018-09-21The Central government organized an environmental regulatory compliance inspection which has continued nationwide in China, leading to continued shutdown of chemical parks in China. No timeline has been published for the resumption of operation of chemical parks in North Jiangsu...
