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photo - view of citySwedish Smorgasbord Draws U.S. Exporters
Demand for healthy food and convenience is driving the evolution of the food industry in Sweden.

Consolidation Transforming Latvia's Retail Sectorphoto - picture of fish
This evolving market promises new vistas for U.S. high-value foods.

U.S. Poultry Popular in Balkans
Increasing incomes and lower prices are notching up demand for U.S. poultry in the Balkans.

Kuwait Further Harmonizing With GCC Standards
Kuwait approved the 5-percent tariff for agricultural products mandated by the Gulf Cooperation Council, but no import quotas or other non-tariff barriers are enforced.

In Ecuador, Market Prospects Are Bright
Ecuadorians are spending more on high-value imported foods.

photo - BrazilSizing up Brazil's Demanding Market
As one of the world's foremost agricultural producers and exporters, whose population has a low average disposable income, Brazil seems to offer better opportunities to U.S. agribusinesses, such as processors, than to direct suppliers. Yet some U.S. products can sell well.

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  September 2003
  Volume XV, No. 9

  Published by
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Foreign Agricultural Service

  Editor
  Priscilla Glynn
  (202) 720-7115

  Writers
   Mary Rekas
   Harold Kanarek
   Donald Washington
   Priscilla Glynn 

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