This study examines the development and trends of China’s alfalfa market and imports, identifies key factors for the rapid increase in China’s alfalfa imports, and discusses potential impacts of the U.S.-China trade...This study examines the development and trends of China’s alfalfa market and imports, identifies key factors for the rapid increase in China’s alfalfa imports, and discusses potential impacts of the U.S.-China trade dispute and retaliations on the alfalfa markets and trade in both nations. China’s rapid transition toward larger-scale commercial dairy production, with enhanced feed and cost management as well as quality and safety control, and its limited resources for high-quality alfalfa production are key factors for the dramatic increase in its alfalfa imports, from 19 601 metric tons in 2008 to 1.38 million metric tons(mmt) in 2018. While the United States dominated China’s alfalfa imports with an average share of 97.01% from 2007 to 2017, the share dropped to 83.76% in 2018 and 63.28% in January 2019 due to the trade dispute and retaliations started in 2018. China will likely remain a large importer of alfalfa because of both its growing demand and the comparative advantages of imported alfalfa in quality and price, but the imports from the United States will be highly affected by the ongoing trade dispute and negotiations. China is also expected to make more efforts to reduce its dependence on U.S. alfalfa through increased investment in domestic alfalfa production and identification of alternative sources of alfalfa and other hay imports.展开更多
One of the events this Spring Festival is the signing of the phase-I trade agreement between China and the U.S.in Washington D.C..This agreement covers a wide range of issues including intellectual property rights,tec...One of the events this Spring Festival is the signing of the phase-I trade agreement between China and the U.S.in Washington D.C..This agreement covers a wide range of issues including intellectual property rights,technology transfer and financial services.It also includes China’s commitment to make an additional purchases of U.S.goods and services with the value of USD 200 billion between 2020 and 2021.According to statistics from the U.S.Ministry of Commerce,U.S.exports to China amounted to USD 130.37 billion in 2017.展开更多
A phase-one trade deal was signed by China and the U.S.on January 15.Tariff relief,increased agricultural purchases by China,and an agreement on intellectual properties and technology issues were part of this phaseone...A phase-one trade deal was signed by China and the U.S.on January 15.Tariff relief,increased agricultural purchases by China,and an agreement on intellectual properties and technology issues were part of this phaseone deal.The U.S.agreed to roll back on tariffs currently in place over several phases.Following months of trade tensions and negotiations,the trad e deal bodes well for the world’s two largest economies into the first quarter of 2020.展开更多
基金the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station at the University Vermont,USA,and the National Social Science Fund of China(17ZDA067)for financial support of this project。
文摘This study examines the development and trends of China’s alfalfa market and imports, identifies key factors for the rapid increase in China’s alfalfa imports, and discusses potential impacts of the U.S.-China trade dispute and retaliations on the alfalfa markets and trade in both nations. China’s rapid transition toward larger-scale commercial dairy production, with enhanced feed and cost management as well as quality and safety control, and its limited resources for high-quality alfalfa production are key factors for the dramatic increase in its alfalfa imports, from 19 601 metric tons in 2008 to 1.38 million metric tons(mmt) in 2018. While the United States dominated China’s alfalfa imports with an average share of 97.01% from 2007 to 2017, the share dropped to 83.76% in 2018 and 63.28% in January 2019 due to the trade dispute and retaliations started in 2018. China will likely remain a large importer of alfalfa because of both its growing demand and the comparative advantages of imported alfalfa in quality and price, but the imports from the United States will be highly affected by the ongoing trade dispute and negotiations. China is also expected to make more efforts to reduce its dependence on U.S. alfalfa through increased investment in domestic alfalfa production and identification of alternative sources of alfalfa and other hay imports.
文摘One of the events this Spring Festival is the signing of the phase-I trade agreement between China and the U.S.in Washington D.C..This agreement covers a wide range of issues including intellectual property rights,technology transfer and financial services.It also includes China’s commitment to make an additional purchases of U.S.goods and services with the value of USD 200 billion between 2020 and 2021.According to statistics from the U.S.Ministry of Commerce,U.S.exports to China amounted to USD 130.37 billion in 2017.
文摘A phase-one trade deal was signed by China and the U.S.on January 15.Tariff relief,increased agricultural purchases by China,and an agreement on intellectual properties and technology issues were part of this phaseone deal.The U.S.agreed to roll back on tariffs currently in place over several phases.Following months of trade tensions and negotiations,the trad e deal bodes well for the world’s two largest economies into the first quarter of 2020.
