12 月31 日，华储网发布2020 年1 月3 日中央储备冻猪肉投放竞价交易有关事项的通知，将出库投放竞价交易3 万吨。根据通知，竞价交易于2020 月1月3 日下午13 时正式开市。参加交易的企业，须在2020 年1 月2 日17：00 前，根据预警交易数据，按1000 元/吨保证金和10 元/吨交易手续费通过华储交易所出入金转账系统由交易企业财务人员进行入金操作。

全球水产养殖看中国。随着捕捞资源日趋紧张，全球水产养殖的大发展始于20世纪90 年代。亚洲占全球水产养殖总量的92%，中国占全球水产养殖总量的接近60%，欧美地区水产养殖的全球占比较小。中国鱼类和虾蟹类养殖量分别占全球50%和55%，遥遥领先于全球其他地区。

据路透社报道，美国出口商称，中国进口商于12 月9 日购买了至少五艘将于1 月和2 月付运的美国大豆船货，规模约30 万吨。此前，北京方面开展部分大豆、猪肉等商品排除工作，对排除范围内商品，给予关税豁免，涉及商品规模至少达到100 万吨。据悉，中国有关部门最新发放的免税配额，给进口商免除了对美国进口商品征收的30%的高额关税。

12 月21 日，中央农村工作会议在京闭幕。会议指出，2020 年是全面建成小康社会和打赢脱贫攻坚战的决胜年，应着重在“三农”问题上发力，而保障供给是“三农”的头等大事。

日前，中国商务部副部长兼国际贸易谈判副代表王受文宣布，已就中美第一阶段经贸协议文本达成一致。据国新办介绍，协议文本包括序言、知识产权、技术转让、食品和农产品、金融服务、汇率和透明度、扩大贸易、双边评估和争端解决、最终条款九个章节。同时，双方达成一致，美方将履行分阶段取消对华产品加征关税的相关承诺。

近日，农业农村部发布《2020 年农业转基因生物监管工作方案》（《工作方案》），要求严防非法生产经营转基因种子，加强监督检查并加大查处力度。

2 月5 日下午17 时，新华社受权发布指导“三农”工作的中央一号文件，明确2020 年两大重点任务：集中力量完成打赢脱贫攻坚战以及补上全面小康“三农”领域突出短板。

自中方在中美第一阶段经贸协议中承诺大幅度增加农产品进口后，外界持续关注中国2020 年小麦、玉米及大米的进口配额。美方曾传出消息，中国每年会购买数额达400 亿至500 亿美元的美国农产品。这约是2015 年至2017 年，中国从美国平均年进口农产品金额的两倍。

日前，财政部、国家发改委、农业农村部、商务部等联合发布了“中美第一阶段经贸协议全文”。根据协议，从2020 年1 月1 日至2021 年12 月31 日两年内，中国应确保在2017 年基数之上，扩大自美采购和进口制成品、农产品、能源产品和服务不少于2000 亿美元。

There has been an increase in hybrid seed penetration in multiple crops, in order to address the rising food demand-supply mismatch in the country. Due to a stagnant growth observed in the arable land and a constantly increasing population, the per capita arable land has been declining. These factors, along with poor crop productivity, are likely to lead to pressure on food supply in the country.

Aquaculture includes farming of fish, aquatic plants, algae, crustaceans, molluscs, and other organisms. Small-scale aquaculture market in developed and developing countries make critical contributions to employment. According to the FAO, aquaculture provides employment to more than over 41 million people globally. The vast majority of aquaculture activities are carried out in developing countries working in fish production. Fish and other seafood species constituting an important source of nutrients for the poor and is among the cheapest form of animal protein. As most capture fisheries worldwide considered fully exploited or overexploited, aquaculture is considered as an important sector to meet rising fish demand, which will continue to increase with population growth, rising incomes and increasing urbanization. The aquaculture sector in North America is dominated by finfish and trout, primarily channel catfish in the US of America, Atlantic salmon in Canada. A smaller segment is dedicated to the production of bivalve molluscs shellfish, mainly a number of species of oysters, mussels, and clams. The availability of suitable environment, technology, and financing for the aquaculture industry in this region boost the aquaculture market growth. Rising demand for aquaculture-produced seafood, coupled with increased consumer demand for seafood in the diets of people is expected to propel the aquaculture market in North America. In North America, health benefits of cultured seafood are routinely promoted as part of marketing, and FAO described both Canadian and American government initiatives for promoting the consumption of seafood which propels the demand for seafood in this region