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United Kingdom: Grain and Feed Annual
MY 2022/23 has been overshadowed by the developments in Ukraine.
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Ghana: Ghana Oilseeds Voluntary 2023
Post forecasts MY2023/24 palm oil production up by 20 percent over the current marketing year’s estimate.
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China: FAIRS Annual Country Report
This report presents regulations and standards applicable to food and agricultural imports, including changes to existing standards.
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China: FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual
This report lists the major registration requirements and export certificates required for food and agricultural exports to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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Australia: Dairy and Products Semi-annual
Milk production in Australia in 2023 is forecast to decrease by three percent to 8.2 million metric tons (MMT). This is despite generally very good production conditions for 2023, particularly with record milk prices and easing grain and fertilizer prices.
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Peru: Coffee Annual
Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 (April/March) is forecast at 4.2 million 60- kilogram bags, increasing 16 percent from the previous year.
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Chile: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Semi-annual
In marketing year (MY) 2022/23, FAS Santiago estimates that table grape production will decrease by 8.6 percent reaching 720,000 metric tons and that exports will decrease by 8.7 percent, totaling 555,000 metric tons.
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Canada: Updated guidance for seed regulations supportive of gene-edited products
On May 3, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) published updated regulatory guidelines supporting the introduction of gene-edited seeds into the Canadian market.
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South Africa: Food Inflation Surged to a 14-Year High in South Africa
South Africa’s food inflation rate surged to a 14-year high in March 2023, a departure from global easing of food prices.
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India: India Bans Imports of Apples with Declared CIF Values of Less Than Indian Rupees 50 per Kilogram
On May 8, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) published Notification No. 5/2023, Amendment in Import Policy Conditions of Apples under the Indian Trade Classification (ITC) Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HS) Code 0808.1000 of Chapter-08 of the ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy)
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Weekly Export Sales
This weekly report is a summary of U.S. export sales activity for barley, beef, cattle hides and skins, cattle wet blues, corn, cotton (by type), cottonseed, cottonseed cake and meal, cottonseed oil, flaxseed, grain sorghum, linseed oil, oats, pork, rice, rye, soybeans, soybean cake and meal, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil, wheat (by class), and wheat products.
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Canada: Updated Guidance on Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling
Health Canada published an updated guidance document to assist businesses in complying with front-of-package nutrition labeling (FOPNL) requirements.
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South Africa: Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet
The South African Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2022.
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Guatemala: Coffee Annual
Guatemala’s coffee planted area remains steady at 305,000 (hectares) Ha but may shrink slightly in the middle term as other more profitable crops are starting to substitute some coffee areas.
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India: Coffee Annual
FAS Mumbai (Post) forecasts marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 coffee production (October-September) at 5.8 million 60-kilogram bags.
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Cotton: World Markets and Trade
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in cotton.
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Grain: World Markets and Trade
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in grains.
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Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in oilseeds.
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World Agricultural Production
Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide.
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Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data
On June 25, 2019, USTR reallocated sugar from countries that have stated they are unable to fill.