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Peru's 10 year moratorium on genetically improved crops remains in force. The Ministry of Environment tests conventional imported seed shipments upon arrival which has raised concerns from seed...

On November 25, Taiwan awarded 8,000 metric tons (MT) of Tender GF4-105142 for 14,884 MT of U.S.-origin rice for delivery by June 1, 2017.

Vietnam’s MY2015/16 overall coffee production is slightly revised down from about 29.3 million bags to 28.9 million bags reflecting a slightly smaller production of Robusta.

Cotton production prospects are good for market year (MY) 2016/17 though arrivals are delayed. The supply chain is managing through the Government of India demonetization effort as traders...

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a corrigendum on frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding FSSAI’s definition of proprietary foods.

There has been no change in Bulgarian consumers’ attitude towards biotechnology which remains negative. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), the Green Party, organic, bee-keeping, and small...

This report updates the Indonesian 2014 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report.

Honduras allows commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) crops. As of October 2016, planted GE corn areas increased by 13 percent to 38,700 hectares from the previous year.

Even though there is no legal impediment to use of biotechnology, and genetically engineered (GE) corn field trials have been successfully completed, El Salvador's Ministry of Environment has still...

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

After a five-year moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) products imposed with the 2004 Food Law, in 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on “Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”).

Agricultural biotechnology policy has not been a priority of Chile’s current administration. FAS/Santiago expects Chile’s agricultural biotechnology policies to remain unchanged.