News from April 2023
Pakistan: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
As of March 2023, Pakistani authorities still ban genetically engineered (GE) oilseed imports.
Cambodia: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Foreign Agricultural Service Phnom Penh (Post) forecasts an increase of both rice and corn production in Cambodia due to lower input prices, higher animal feed prices, and a positive outlook on tourist inflow into the Kingdom.
Morocco: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
The 2023 crop season in Morocco is advancing under favorable weather conditions, showing promising recovery from the previous year’s drought.
United Arab Emirates: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Strong tourism, high petroleum rents, and an accompanying economic boom in the United Arab Emirates are forecast to grow the consumptive base and drive imports of wheat and rice higher in the coming marketing year.
Taiwan: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Taiwan’s domestic wheat production, 4,000 MT in MY2022/2023, is dwarfed by imports at 1.4 MMT for the current MY. Australia is expected to further recover wheat market share from the United States due to competitive pricing and production recovery.
Malaysia: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Post forecasts Malaysian palm oil production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23 at 18.85 million metric tons (MT), up 702,000 MT from the previous year as the labor situation continues to improve.
Taiwan: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Taiwan’s soybean imports are forecast at 2.65 MMT for MY2022/2023 and MY2023/2024.
Philippines: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
FAS Manila forecasts copra production at 3 million MT for MY 2023/24 because of the coming El Niño and the break from the 3-year productive cycle.
Paraguay: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Post projects marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 soybean production at 10 million metric tons (MMT) as planted area rises to 3.55 million hectares and Paraguay returns to trend for yield.
Panama: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
This report provides information to U.S. exporters of agricultural and related products on how to do business with the Food Processing industry in Panama.
Philippines: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
As factories have effectively returned to pre-COVID operations, food and beverage manufacturers have purchased more food and beverage ingredients to address domestic consumption.
Poland: Proposed Amendment to Animal Protection Rules in Poland
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
On March 22, 2023, the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed a draft Act on Special Arrangements to Improve the Supervision over Animal Health and Protection.
China: Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants Draft Standard Notified
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
On March 6, 2023, China notified the National Food Safety Standard:
China: Food Processing Ingredients Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Demand for food processing ingredients such as tree nuts, dairy products, pulses, meat, and frozen and dried fruit is expected to continue to expand.
Peru: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy.
Weekly Export Sales
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
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.
New Opportunities Arise in the Netherlands Post-Pandemic
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Since the Netherlands lifted all COVID-19 related restrictions at the end of February 2022 and most people returned to the workplace, new opportunities continue to emerge for U.S. agricultural products.
China: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Post forecasts little change in overall feed production in MY2023/24 but corn utilization in feed rations should rise while wheat and rice utilization should decline.
Turkey: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Turkey’s grain sector continues to grapple with different challenges, the most recent of which are earthquake and drought.
El Salvador: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
El Salvador’s food manufacturing sector has been able to successfully adapt to a challenging environment and has provided signals of a rapid recovery, despite facing a continuous crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain shortages that increased the costs of raw materials and other inputs needed to produce food.