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China: National Food Safety Standard Restricting Excessive Packaging for Foods and Cosmetics
In August 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) released an updated National Food Safety Standard Restricting Excessive Packaging for Foods and Cosmetics (GB 23350-2021).
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China: Updated Phytosanitary Certificates WTO Notified
China notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1278 two updated phytosanitary certificate templates.
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Canada: Livestock and Products Semi-Annual
The Canadian cattle herd will continue to contract in 2023.
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Dominican Republic: Sugar Annual
As a severe drought looms large over the sugar mill areas in the Dominican Republic (DR) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to prohibit sugar and sugar-based imports from the top Dominican producer, Post forecasts local production at 530,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (October/September), 12 percent down from the MY 2022/23 estimates.
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China: National Food Safety Standard for Use of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles Amendment Notified to WTO
On March 6, 2023, China notified an Amendment of the National Food Safety Standard for Use of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1263.
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China: National Food Safety Standard of Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children Notified to WTO
On March 6, 2023, China notified an updated National Food Safety Standard of Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1270.
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India: Oilseeds and Products Annual
India’s oilseeds production in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 (October-September) is forecast to remain flat at 41.5 million metric tons (MMT), mostly unchanged from MY 2022/2023
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South Africa: Oilseeds and Products Annual
South Africa has experienced an upsurge in oilseed plantings over the past 20 years with a near nine-fold expansion in soybean area.
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Thailand: Sugar Annual
Sugar production in MY2022/23 and MY2023/24 is still far below record production levels due to reduced sugarcane acreage.
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Indonesia: Sugar Annual
Private sugar mills expansion leads to increased production in 2022/2023.
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Australia: Sugar Annual
Australia’s sugar production is forecast to increase to 4.4 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, from an estimated 4.2 MMT in MY 2022/23.
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Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Annual
FAS Astana estimates wheat production at 16.4 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2022/2023, which is the largest production volume since MY 2017/2018.
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Singapore: Food Processing Ingredients
Most raw materials for food processing are imported into Singapore due to its limited land, natural resources, livestock, and agricultural production.
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Ghana: Ghana Dry Bean Voluntary 2023
Commercial dry bean production in Ghana is limited to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), which has two sub-species with commercial value in Ghana; the black-eyed pea, which is the most popularly grown sub-species in Ghana, and the red/dark brown sub-species.
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El Salvador: Sugar Annual
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 23 is estimated at 805,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY22 reached 785,000 MT.
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Uzbekistan: Cotton and Products Annual
Uzbekistan’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast unchanged from the previous year at 675,000 metric tons (MT) (3.10 million bales).
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Nicaragua: Sugar Annual
FAS/Managua projects Nicaraguan sugar production and exports recovering in marketing year 2023/24, despite deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, with the anticipated arrival of an El Niño weather system and drier weather in the latter half of 2023.
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Thailand: Oilseeds and Products Annual
FAS Bangkok (Post) expects soybean imports to rebound in Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23 and further increase to around 4 million metric tons in MY2023/24, driven by strong demand for poultry and swine feed.
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Japan: Japan Plans Low Imports of Butter and NFDM in JFY2023
Japan announced low tariff-rate quotas for butter (8,000 MT) and non-fat dried milk (750 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2023.
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Guatemala: Sugar Annual
In marketing year (MY)2023/2024, Guatemala is forecast to produce 2.6 million metric tons of sugar from sugarcane from a harvested area of 251,000 hectares.