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China allows first-ever US rice imports in 'goodwill gesture' ahead of trade talks

foodmate 2019-01-02
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China has opened the door to imports of rice from the United States for the first time ever in what analysts took to signal a warming of relations between the worlds two biggest economies after a frosty year marked by tensions and tit-for-tat tariffs.

The green light from Chinese customs, indicated in a statement posted on the customs authoritys website on Friday (Dec 28), comes in the run-up to talks between the countries in January after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed a moratorium on higher tariffs that would affect trade worth hundred of billions of dollars.

It wasnt immediately clear how much rice China, which sources rice imports from within Asia, might seek to buy from the United States. But the move, which comes after years of talks on the matter, follows pledges from Chinas commerce ministry of further US trade openings earlier this week.

As of Dec 27, imports of brown rice, polished rice and crushed rice from the United States are now permitted, as long as cargoes meet Chinas inspection standards and are registered with the United States Department of Agriculture.

"The permission for US rice suggests an improving US and China relationship," said Cherry Zhang, an agriculture analyst with consultancy JCI. Zhang said she expected any imports would likely be ordered by state-owned companies.

Officials at a government-affiliated think-tank in Beijing said the price of US rice is not competitive, compared with imports from South Asia, and said the move to formally permit import should be interpreted as a goodwill gesture.

China opened its rice market when it joined the World Trade Organisation in 2001, but a lack of phytosanitary protocol between China and the United States effectively banned imports, according to trade group USA Rice.

Nonetheless in July, China formally imposed additional tariffs of 25 percent on US rice, even though imports were not permitted at the time.

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