News from 2023
USDA Suspends USGSA Inspection Designation for Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection Inc.
By USDA Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended the Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection Inc.
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
By USDA Newswire Report | May 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (Cattlemen’s Beef Board) to succeed 27 members with terms that expire in March 2024.
Israel: Retail Foods
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Israel is a net importer of all major categories of food products.
Singapore: FAIRS Annual Country Report
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products from the United States to Singapore.
United Kingdom: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
MY 2022/23 has been overshadowed by the developments in Ukraine.
Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
On June 25, 2019, USTR reallocated sugar from countries that have stated they are unable to fill.
World Agricultural Production
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide.
Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in oilseeds.
Grain: World Markets and Trade
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in grains.
Cotton: World Markets and Trade
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in cotton.
India: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
FAS Mumbai (Post) forecasts marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 coffee production (October-September) at 5.8 million 60-kilogram bags.
Guatemala: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Guatemala’s coffee planted area remains steady at 305,000 (hectares) Ha but may shrink slightly in the middle term as other more profitable crops are starting to substitute some coffee areas.
South Africa: Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The South African Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2022.
Canada: Updated Guidance on Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Health Canada published an updated guidance document to assist businesses in complying with front-of-package nutrition labeling (FOPNL) requirements.
Weekly Export Sales
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 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.
India: India Bans Imports of Apples with Declared CIF Values of Less Than Indian Rupees 50 per Kilogram
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
On May 8, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) published Notification No. 5/2023, Amendment in Import Policy Conditions of Apples under the Indian Trade Classification (ITC) Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HS) Code 0808.1000 of Chapter-08 of the ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy)
South Africa: Food Inflation Surged to a 14-Year High in South Africa
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
South Africa’s food inflation rate surged to a 14-year high in March 2023, a departure from global easing of food prices.
Canada: Updated guidance for seed regulations supportive of gene-edited products
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
On May 3, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) published updated regulatory guidelines supporting the introduction of gene-edited seeds into the Canadian market.
Chile: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Semi-annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
In marketing year (MY) 2022/23, FAS Santiago estimates that table grape production will decrease by 8.6 percent reaching 720,000 metric tons and that exports will decrease by 8.7 percent, totaling 555,000 metric tons.
Peru: Coffee Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 (April/March) is forecast at 4.2 million 60- kilogram bags, increasing 16 percent from the previous year.