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China: Updated Phytosanitary Certificates WTO Notified
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
China notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1278 two updated phytosanitary certificate templates.
Canada: Livestock and Products Semi-Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The Canadian cattle herd will continue to contract in 2023.
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for the Purchase of Dried Fruit (Section 32)
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Dried Date Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Pistachios
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Pistachios for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Purchase of Fresh and Frozen Peaches
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh and Frozen Peaches for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Purchase of Processed Apricots
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Solicitations will be issued in the near future and will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system.
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Illinois
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Illinois for more than $7.3 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
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).
Cancelation of Export Sales to China
By USDA Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
Dominican Republic: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
As a severe drought looms large over the sugar mill areas in the Dominican Republic (DR) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to prohibit sugar and sugar-based imports from the top Dominican producer, Post forecasts local production at 530,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (October/September), 12 percent down from the MY 2022/23 estimates.
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Illinois
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 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 Illinois for more than $7.3 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Indonesia: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Private sugar mills expansion leads to increased production in 2022/2023.
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.
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.
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.