China: Overseas Agriculture-Related News Bulletin (Issue 389)

1. According to Brazil's "Globo", China has surpassed Japan, Iran and other traditional Brazilian corn export markets to become the largest buyer of Brazilian corn. According to data from the Brazilian Grain Exporters Association, Brazil's exports to China from November last year to August this year 6.7 million tons of corn, and 4.85 million tons of corn were exported to China in the first eight months of this year. The association believes that due to China’s slow purchase of corn from the United States and difficulties in importing from Ukraine, Brazil will benefit from China’s import demand in the next few months. . ​ 2. According to a recent report by the Egyptian media "Ahram Online", the price of onions in Egypt has recently reached a record high, exceeding 25 Egyptian pounds per kilogram. In order to control market prices and reduce the burden on farmers, Egypt issued an onion export ban on October 1, with a time limit of Three months. According to statistics from the ...