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South Africa has lifted a four-year ban on poultry imports from the Netherlands that was due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2016.

New Zealand beef production is forecast to fall by five percent in 2020 to 675,000 metric tons.

Costa Rican total agricultural imports sales reached US$ 735 million, 43 percent of the total sales represented by consumer oriented products in 2019.

Australia’s beef production and exports are forecast to drop sharply in 2020 as the industry enters a period of herd rebuilding.

On February 14, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries removed seasonal restrictions on the import window for U.S. chipping potatoes.

Forestry is a key sector in the New Zealand economy and contributes 11 percent of total exports.

Rice export prices increased 1 to 2 percent due to tighter supplies of white paddy rice and the strengthening of the Thai baht.

China’s overall feed demand and consumption are down though not as a dramatically as expected with the reduction in the swine herd due to African Swine Fever.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries withdrew the geographical indication (GI) registration for Nishio Matcha on February 3, 2020 at the request of the applicant....

This report lists the major registration requirements and export certificates required for food and agricultural exports to the People’s Republic of China.

China implemented or proposed several significant food and agricultural import regulations and standards in 2019.

Turkey’s total production of oilseeds in Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is projected to decrease about five percent compared to MY 2019/20, totaling 3.04 million metric tons (MMT).