미국 농업 및 식품 인사이트

Core Tip: Under the heavy pressure of the United States' 170% tariff on Chinese tilapia, China's tilapia industry is experiencing severe shocks. As China's largest export market for tilapia, the sudden "shutdown" of the US market has caused a large number of orders to be suspended or cancelled, and both upstream and downstream of the industry chain are facing huge challenges. However, with the joint intervention of the government and industry organizations, the price of raw materials has shown signs of stabilization in recent days.

The Indian Prawn Farmers Federation said that almost 100% of the broodstock used in shrimp farming is imported from the United States, while a large amount of nursery feed, premix and Artemia (a type of aquaculture bait) are also imported from the United States. The Indian Prawn Farmers Federation pointed out that farmers across the country are in poor condition, with meager returns and almost no profit margins. Among them, more than 90% of farmers are small-scale and marginal farmers with less than two hectares of land. If prices at the farmer level fall further, it will aggravate the rural livelihood crisis and hit production enthusiasm. The federation urged the government to discuss with the United States to seek exemption of these punitive tariffs for the seafood industry.

The pace of sowing corn, soybeans and wheat in the United States is higher than last year and above average, the Zerno On-Line agency reports with reference to the National Agricultural Statistical Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (NASS). By April 20, American farmers have sowed 12% of the planned area with corn, which