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Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Data Show Mixed Results for U.S. Agricultural Exports to Hong Kong in 2024....

This report provides an overview of Hong Kong’s business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce market, including details on major e-commerce marketplaces, emerging trends, and market opportunities for U.S. food and beverage products.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: USDA announces an Agribusiness Trade Mission to Hong Kong; Consul General Greg May and ATO Hong Kong welcome leaders from the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council.

In 2023, Hong Kong was the 17th-largest market for U.S. agricultural products globally. That same year, the United States exported $1.5 billion of agricultural products and was the third-largest supplier of consumer-oriented food products to Hong Kong after China and Australia.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong partners with the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the Texas Beef Council for the Great American Texas Barbecue 2024...

The Hong Kong government (HKG) has notified proposed amendments to its Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) in Food Regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (G/SPS/N/HKG/50) on December 16, 2024.

In 2023, Hong Kong was the world’s nineth largest spirits importer. The city’s global imports surpassed pre-pandemic levels by 30 percent and reached a new record valued of $779 million. Last year, domestic consumption grew significantly as both on-trade and off-trade sales registered remarkable growth.

In the first ten months of 2024, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented food and beverages to Hong Kong reached nearly $1 billion, on par with the same period in 2023.

Ghana in 2024 has experienced drought-induced crop failures and low yields in eight out of its 16 administrative regions. FAS Accra (Post) consequently is revising up Market Year (MY) 2024/2025 import figures for wheat, corn, and rice due to reports of crop failures in some regions of the country and increased consumption.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong showcases U.S. wine and spirits and draws a crowd at the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair; ATO Hong Kong takes to the sea to promote U.S. artisanal cheese and New York wine...

Ghana is in economic recovery mode following the double hits of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak of 2020 and the macroeconomic crisis of 2022. The Ghanaian hotel-restaurant-institutional (HRI) sector is evidencing a promising upward trajectory.

In 2023, Hong Kong did not have any policy changes to regulations pertaining to genetically engineered (GE) products. GE products are subject to the same food regulations of conventional foods.