China By-product insights

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, in a joint statement, that China has lifted the restrictions imposed on Brazilian chicken exports. "The decision, effective immediately, was made based on the results of the risk analysis conducted by the Chinese authorities," the ministries informed. In the statement, the ministries recalled that Brazil is the largest exporter of chicken meat in the world, accounting for about 35% of the global market. Brazilian exports of poultry products to China had been suspended since May 16, when a case of avian influenza was recorded in a commercial flock in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, as provided for by the bilateral sanitary protocol agreed upon between the countries. In the statement, the ministries recalled that Brazil has maintained the status of a country free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) ...

China lifted the suspension on the import of Brazilian chicken meat after a risk analysis confirmed the control of avian influenza in the country. Brazil maintains the status of being free of avian influenza and regains access to the main global market.

According to the Russian Agricultural Export Center, from January to August 2025, Russia exported 657,000 tons of oilcake and meal of sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans to China, with an export value of $203 million. The export volume increased by 130% year-on-year, and the export value doubled compared to the same period last year. The main exported products were oilcakes and meals of sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans. The Russian Agricultural Export Center pointed out that Russia was the third largest exporter of oilcakes and meals of sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans to China in the first eight months of 2025, with Ukraine (exporting over 1 million tons) and Canada (exporting 949,000 tons) ranking first and second, respectively. Oilcake is an important feed used for horses, pigs, large ruminants, and fish. Besides its rich nutritional value, oilcake helps to enhance animal immunity and improve reproductive capacity. Meal of rapeseed is widely used in the production of high-protein feed for poultry and aquatic products, and it is sometimes used as a food additive for humans, as well as a raw material for organic fertilizers or biofuels. On March 18, the Russian Agricultural Export Center informed the satellite communication agency that, according to preliminary statistics, in 2024, Russia exported over 8.3 million tons of agricultural products to China, with a total export value of approximately $7.4 billion. Among the agricultural products exported by Russia to China, the largest export category was rapeseed oil (13%), followed by barley (10%), sunflower oil (8%), peas (8%), and soybeans (7%). China became the main importer of Russian agricultural products in 2024, maintaining this position for two consecutive years.