News from April 2023
Japan: Japan Plans Low Imports of Butter and NFDM in JFY2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Japan announced low tariff-rate quotas for butter (8,000 MT) and non-fat dried milk (750 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2023.
Thailand: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
Nicaragua: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
Uzbekistan: Cotton and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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).
El Salvador: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 23 is estimated at 805,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY22 reached 785,000 MT.
Ghana: Ghana Dry Bean Voluntary 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 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.
Singapore: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Most raw materials for food processing are imported into Singapore due to its limited land, natural resources, livestock, and agricultural production.
Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
Australia: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
Indonesia: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Private sugar mills expansion leads to increased production in 2022/2023.
Thailand: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in MY2022/23 and MY2023/24 is still far below record production levels due to reduced sugarcane acreage.
South Africa: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
South Africa has experienced an upsurge in oilseed plantings over the past 20 years with a near nine-fold expansion in soybean area.
India: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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
China: National Food Safety Standard of Canned Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children Notified to WTO
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
China: National Food Safety Standard for Use of Additives for Food Contact Materials and Articles Amendment Notified to WTO
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
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.
USDA Announces Funding Availability to Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Options for Underserved Producers and Tribal Communities
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $125 million through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects that increase competition and enhance the resiliency of the food supply chain.
USDA Highlights Critical Role of Agricultural R&D at G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: VARANASI, India, April 20, 2023 - USDA’s Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young led the U.S. delegation to the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS) in India this week where leaders from around the world convened to discuss critical global agricultural science and technology issues. ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Steps for Climate Resilience and Forest Conservation
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: At President Biden’s Direction, USDA and Interior Release Inventory of Mature and Old-Growth Forests, Set Reforestation Targets for Federal Lands
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the tribe will seek to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on April 20 by Agriculture Department
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.