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The Dominican Republic is the third largest market for US consumer oriented agricultural products in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada and Mexico respectively, with $489 million in imports in 2013.

Young, urban consumers in emerging markets with rising disposable incomes helped propel global imports of confectionery products to $21 billion in calendar year 2013.

The U.S-Mexico ag trade relationship is broad and deep, with opportunities to further integrate our rural economies while supplying desired products to consumers in both countries year-round.

Costa Rica’s sugar cane production forecast to increase by 12 percent in 2012/13 thanks in part to favorable weather conditions.

Egypt’s cotton production is expected to decline in 2013/14 in the face of what Egyptian farmers regard as relatively low prices.

Brazil’s sugarcane crop is forecast at 640 million metric tons for the 2013/14 marketing year (May-April), up 48.9 million tons from the previous season.

The Dominican Republic is not expected to fill the U.S. annual sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for FY 2013 due to the current supply situation in the U.S. market.

The EU is plagued by a highly regulated system that has hindered its ability to react to the supply shortfalls seen over the last few years.

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High international prices continue to provide relief to El Salvador's sugar sector.

In the global sugar industry, Guatemala ranks 11th in production, 5th in exports, 3rd most competitive, and 1st most efficient at port loading.

The sugar industry in Honduras aims to improve investment, refining capacity and efficiency. Both production and exports are expected to increase in 2013/14.