News from May 2023
Egypt: Egypt's National Food Safety Authority Issued Technical Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
On October 18, 2022, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 17/2022, the Binding Technical Rules for Food Contact Materials and Articles, in the Egyptian Chronicles, with an effective date of October 19, 2022.
Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Export and domestic prices of Thai rice increased one percent due to the strengthening of the Thai baht and strong demand for Thai rice.
Nicaragua: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
FAS/Managua projects Nicaraguan Arabica coffee production to remain mostly flat in marketing year 2023/24 at 2.46 million 60-kilogram bags, reflecting successive years of sub-optimal fertilizer application dating back to 2020 when fertilizer prices rose amid global supply chain disruptions and new taxes on agricultural inputs.
Nigeria: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
The Federal Executive Council approved the extension of the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) by 10 years (2023-2033).
Mexico: Dairy and Products Semi-annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Post forecasts both rising dairy imports and production in 2023, due to a favorable exchange rate and increased domestic demand for dairy products.
Egypt: Egypt's National Food Safety Authority Issued Requirements for Food Traceability
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
On October 18, 2022, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 16/2022, Food Traceability Requirements, in the Egyptian Chronicles, with an effective date of October 19, 2022.
Ethiopia: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Ethiopia is Africa’s largest coffee producer and the world’s fifth largest exporter of Arabica coffee.
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Announces Second Stage of 2023 Meat and Poultry Tariff Rate Quotas
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
On April 13, 2023, the Ministry of Trade and Integration announced the second stage of 2023 meat and poultry quotas by HS code for historic suppliers (i.e., importers).
Poland: Poland Waives Certain Biosecurity Requirements for Backyard Pig Farms
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
On May 10, 2023, a regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development entered into force, reducing biosecurity requirements for raising pigs kept for the production of meat for own use.
South Africa: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Semi-annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
The production of apples, pears and table grapes is estimated to decrease slightly in the 2022/23 Marketing Year (MY), based largely on stagnated production area and a return to normal yields following record production for all three commodities.
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 3 Issue 10
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: USA Pavilion Dazzles at HOFEX 2023;
European Union: Dairy and Products Semi-annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
EU environmental restrictions and elevated input costs are depressing milk production in 27 European Union Member States (EU27).
Tanzania: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
MY 2023/24 coffee production is forecast to increase 21 percent to 1.35 million bags due to a recovery from drought conditions and trees entering the most productive period of their three-year yield cycle
Bangladesh Removes Fumigation On-Arrival Requirement for US Cotton
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
On May 17, 2023 the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture published a special regulatory order amending the Plant Quarantine Rules 2018, thereby allowing the importation of U.S. cotton into Bangladesh without fumigation on-arrival.
Mexico: Corrected Mexico Amends the National List of Permitted Substances for Organic Agriculture
By USDA Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Errata: The version of this report issued on May 9, 2023, with the title “Mexico Amends the National List of Permitted Substances for Organic Agriculture
USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has approved the emergency use of HPAI vaccine in an attempt to prevent additional deaths of these birds.
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Mark Colgan
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Mark Colgan (Colgan) of Laura, Ill., on May 13, 2023, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Colgan waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $24,000.
“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3595” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 22
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2023
The House section of the Congressional Record published “Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3595” on May 22.
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Derek W. Crites, dba DC Farms
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Derek W. Crites (Crites), doing business as DC Farms, Moorefield, W. Va., on April 16, 2023, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Crites waived his rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,220.
Constituent Update - May 26, 2023
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2023
Release: On May 24, 2023, FSIS and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new FSIS Midwestern Laboratory in the St. Louis, Mo., metro region. The new facility will allow the FSIS Midwestern lab to evolve and incorporate advancements in science and technology to meet present and future challenges. Construction of the new lab is expected to begin this summer with an estimated completion date of spring/summer 2025.