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On 4 Aug., MARA issued the Notice of Boosting the Development of Seed Enterprises in China, and totalling 69 seed enterprises and

6 platform enterprises (institutions) were listed.

On 15 Aug., the Publicity Department of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee chaired the second press conference concerning

grain production, black soil farmland protection, comprehensive application of agricultural machinery over the past decade.

On 20 Aug., according to China customs, China imported over 86.15 million tonnes of grain from Jan. to July, down by 6.35% MoM nor 8.

62% YoY.

On 27 July, Zhongqi United, a company jointly invested by COFCO and SINOGRAIN was established to implement the storage,

monitoring, sales and distribution of grain.

On 21 July, ZhongNongFa Seed issued its semi-annual report of 2022. During the reporting period, the company's total revenue nudged

up by 18.57 YoY, and its net profit reversed from losses, representing a triple-digit YoY growth.

On 15 Aug., Dabeinong issued its performance report of H1 2022 with revenue down by 12.3% YoY and net profit slashed by 212.3% YoY.

Meanwhile, the group was working on M&A deals related to seed and feed businesses.

On 29 July, seeking to safeguard grain crops during the growth period, Anhui Province adopted the Regulation of Protection of Grain

Crops During the Growth Period in Anhui Province with totalling 12 regulations, which took effect on 10 Aug.

On 5 Aug., aiming to boost the animal husbandry development, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Shanxi Province

formulated the Development Plan of the Forage Industry During the 14 Five-Year Plan Period in Shanxi Province.

On 12 Aug., the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Shandong Province released the approved varieties of main crops in 2022,

including 102 corn varieties, 11 cotton varieties, 10 rice varieties and 9 soybean varieties.

On 24 Aug., an announcement regarding 14 varieties approved on the 35th meeting of Crop Variety Approval Committee of Tianjin City

was publicised by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of Tianjin City, including 10 corn varieties and 4 rice varieties.

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Table of Contents

Headline 1

Editor's Note 2

Market Analysis 3

MARA issues Notice of Boosting Development of Seed Enterprises in China 3

Heilongjiang progresses in agricultural production over past decade 7

Import and Export 8

Import and export of China's seeds and agricultural products in July 8

Company Dynamics 10

COFCO and SINOGRAIN form new JV for food reserve and marketing coordination 10

ZhongNongFa Seed reports growth in total revenue and net profit 10

Dabeinong's net profit tumbles in H1 11

Policy 14

Anhui ramps up protection of grain crops during growth period 14

Shanxi to promote development of animal husbandry 14

Variety 16

Approved varieties of main crops of Shandong Province in 2022 16

Approved crop varieties of Tianjin City 22

News in Brief 24

Tianjin propels construction of high-standard farmland 24

Hunan completes harvesting of early rice 24

Yangzhou advances autumn grain production 24

Syngenta launches Summer Corn R&D Center 24

Shanxi establishes Joint Coarse Cereal Research Center 25

Tianjin's summer grain yield reaches record-setting high 25

NBS reveals statistics on early rice yield in 2022 25

Chengdu to establish higher-level "Tianfu Granary" 25

Guangdong unveils plans to save food 26

Henan advances agricultural production significantly in last decade 26

Price update 27

Domestic quotations of wheat seeds in Aug. 2022 27

Domestic quotations of soybean seeds in Aug. 2022 27

Domestic quotations of rapeseed seeds in Aug. 2022 27