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A Trade War Story: Some Implications of Higher Chinese Tariffs on U.S. Fruits and Tree Nuts

Tree Nuts
Fruit & Vegetables
Fresh Produce

6 September 2018

For the U.S. fruit and tree nut sector, the impact of recently instated Chinese trade tariffs will be partially offset by increasing Chinese demand, but U.S. exports to China will decrease. U.S. walnut, mandarin, grape, cherry, and peach exports to China are expected to be hit hardest.

Seeds
Fresh Produce

25 July 2018

On 25 July, the European Court of Justice will make a decision on the regulation of new breeding techniques. The introduction of these techniques, such as CRISPR/Cas, creates various opportunities in plant breeding, mainly because it allows for faster and more precise breeding. But while application of new breeding techniques is hampered in the US and Europe by uncertainties to do with regulation and consumer acceptance, China is moving fast when it comes to this technology and is currently in the lead regarding patent applications for plant traits bred using new breeding techniques.