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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)
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Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic to Again Extend Implementation Date of Traceability System for Imported Alcoholic Beverages to December 2023
On September 29, 2021, the General Directorate of Internal Tax (DGII) of the Dominican Republic (DR)
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Egypt: Egypt Notifies Another Postponement of Halal Dairy Certification Requirement Until October 1 2023
On June 16, 2023, Egypt notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a new halal requirement and procedure for food products via a Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) addendum notification.
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Netherlands: Retail Foods
The turnover of the Dutch retail sector was valued at $48.7 billion in 2022.
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Japan: Japan Retains Planned Butter and NFDM TRQs in JFY2023
On May 26, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries affirmed that it would maintain the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter at 8,000 MT and non-fat dry milk (NFDM)
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Morocco: Retail Foods
Morocco is a price-sensitive market that does not showcase significant quantities of U.S. food and beverages in the retail sector.
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Export Sales to China
Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2023/2024 marketing year.
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USDA Efforts Lift Ban on U.S. Poultry Exports to Colombia
Quick action by FAS, USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
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Indonesia: Pertamina Rolls Out E5 Blending in June 2023
State-owned Indonesian energy company Pertamina will launch a new gasoline product containing 5 percent ethanol in late June 2023, utilizing ethanol derived from domestic sugarcane.
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Vietnam: Vietnam Reduces MFN Tariff Rates on Ethanol
The Government of Vietnam (GVN) issued Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on May 31, 2023, lowering Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) tariff rates on ethanol to 10 percent from 15 percent.
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Panama: Retail Foods
This report provides information to U.S. exporters of agricultural and related products on how to do business with the retail food sector in Panama.
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Saudi Arabia: Retail Foods
U.S. exports of consumer-oriented food products to Saudi Arabia increased 23 percent over 2021 to a record $656 million mainly due to the continued expansion in online shopping platforms.
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Australia: Grain and Feed Update
Good conditions at planting and during the early growth phase for wheat and barley production have prevailed for marketing year (MY) 2023/24.
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Bangladesh: FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual
This report outlines the Bangladesh government’s required documents to facilitate the importation of U.S. food and agricultural products.
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Canada: FAIRS Annual Country Report
Canada intends to establish a regulatory framework for plastic packaging, covering minimum recycled content requirements, and rules for compostability, and the use of recyclability signs on packaging.
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India: GOI Invites Comments on Draft Amendments to Alcoholic Beverages Regulations 2023
On June 8, 2023, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) invited World Trade Organization (WTO)
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China: Black Sea Grain Initiative Shipments Benefit PRC
According to information published by the United Nations Joint Coordination Centre, as of June 20, 2023, approximately one-quarter of all grain and oilseed volumes shipped under the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI)
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China: Planting Seed 2023 Annual
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the second largest seed market in the world, behind the United States and annually plants 12 million metric tons (MMT) of seed, with a market value of U.S. $19 billion.
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Ukraine: Ukraine Eases Requirements for Registration of New Plant Varieties
Ukraine waived an obligatory requirement for 2-year field testing for all plant varieties that have already been registered in the EU or U.S.
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The Growing Importance of U.S. Ethanol Exports for Industrial Uses
The United States transitioned from a net importer of ethanol in 2009 to the world’s largest supplier, exporting a record 1.7 billion gallons in 2018.