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The Burmese military regime is intervening in the rice market to control higher prices. The regime detained dozens of domestic and foreign rice merchants and representatives from supermarkets and has pledged to prosecute traders who were selling rice...

Exporters and importers continue to face much uncertainty due to the military regime’s foreign currency control policies and continuing conflict between the regime and ethnic armed forces. FAS Rangoon forecasts Burma’s MY 2024/25 rice exports to recover to 1.7 MMT amid high stocks and expected relaxation of export controls. MY 2024/25 corn exports and wheat imports will remain flat.

Over the last two years Burma’s foreign exchange restrictions, and the repeated changes to them, have adversely affected the country’s imports and exports.

This report provides an overview of soybean production and consumption, as well as opportunities for soybean exporters, in Burma. Domestic production supplies most of food and edible oil demand. Imports of soybean meal represent the bulk of soybean use for feed.

This guide serves as a resource for U.S. companies seeking to initiate or increase exports of U.S. consumer-oriented products to Burma.

The area of Hungary’s farmland has not changed significantly since 2020. At the same time, the number of agricultural operations has decreased by 19 percent due to an ongoing sectorial concentration.

Hungary is a member of the European Union (EU) and follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products. This report provides an overview of food laws in force in Hungary that cover areas that are not...

Hungary, as a member of the European Union (EU), applies EU regulations to the imports of agricultural products. U.S. export certification requirements for most products destined for the EU have been harmonized. Products not yet harmonized are...

Although Hungary regained its avian influenza free status on July 28, 2023, the disease has returned. In November 2023, animal health authorities confirmed primary outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in four counties.

Hungary is one of the strongest opponents of transgenic engineering. Maintaining the country’s GE-free status remains a government priority.

This report describes the status of Burma’s production and regulations for genetically engineered products and recent activities focused on agricultural biotechnology.

This report reflects significant changes from the June 2022 report, including updates on Food Labeling in Section II, Other Specific Standards in Section VII, Import Procedures Section IX, and Trade Facilitation in Section X.