The Global Agricultural Market and Trade Forum Spring Meeting 2023 was held in Beijing on 2 March, 2023. Under the guidance of the Department of International  Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (MARA), the forum was co-hosted by Renmin University of China, Agricultural Trade Promotion  Center, MARA, and Center of International Cooperation Service, MARA. Sui Pengfei, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation, and Wang Yi, Vice President of Renmin University of China, attended the event and delivered opening remarks. Ma Hongtao, Director General of Agricultural Trade Promotion Center, chaired the opening session and the keynote speech session.

The Report on Global Agricultural Market and Trade 2023 (Spring) was released during the meeting. (See Annex for the Report’s Abstract.) 

The event was attended by over 200 guests, including representatives from foreign embassies in China, international organizations, research and financial institutes, industry associations, multinational agri-businesses, as well as officials from local agricultural authorities and the Center for High-quality Development of International Agricultural Trade. 

The forum aimed to create a high level think tank that offers China’s perspectives and views on the development of global agriculture market and trade. From this year on, a spring meeting and a autumn meeting will be held annually, with reports published on a regular basis. 

Annex