It is unclear how much rice China will want to import from the united states, but the issue has been discussed for several years.
– Approval of the american rice suggests an improvement of relations between the U.S. and China, ” says jordbruksanalytikern Cherry Zhang, who expect that it is primarily the state-controlled companies that may start importing american rice.
A regeringsanknuten think-tank in Beijing, said that the lifting of the stop rather is a sign of good will, because the american growers have difficulty competing on price with the south east asian.
is felt nevertheless a certain hopefulness.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if we get to see the importers trying to bring in rice to China from California, but I don’t know if it will be in the levels that takes your breath away,” says Stuart Hoetger, analysts and rishandlare.
China opened its rismarknad when the country joined the world trade organization the WHO in 2001, but the absence of rules to prevent plant contamination, have effectively prevented imports from the united states, according to the u.s. the USA Rice.
Despite the introduction of a extratull on 25 percent of u.s. rice in July of this year.
