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。

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。

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。

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