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After years of declining sales, the Japanese pet food market grew by 1.7% by volume in FY2013 to 655,082 metric tons (MT), valued at $2.18 billion.

Post reduced its 2015/16 production forecast to 98 million metric tons (mmt). Dry and hot weather in central and northeast Brazil is having an impact in the progress of the crop.

Export prices were virtually unchanged due to quiet trading.

Italy is the largest rice producer in the EU-28.

The Government of Pakistan has approved a sugar export subsidy of $124 per metric ton to cover exports of up to 500,000 metric tons through March 31, 2016.

China is the second largest market for planting seeds after the United States. It is self-sufficient in planting seeds for grains, but imports some grass, vegetable, and fruit seeds.

Export prices were virtually unchanged due to lack of new inquiries during the holiday season.

Low domestic butter supplies have forced the Canadian Dairy Commission to request supplemental import permits for the first time in at least 10 years to meet Canadian domestic demand.

News and consumer trends in South Korea’s food market.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) issued regulation 58/2015, replacing MOA 139/2014 and 2/2015.

Opportunities exist to expand U.S. food product sales to Canada's food and beverage processing sector.

Due to its high dependency on imported foods, Singapore is one of Asia’s largest importers of processed food and beverage products.