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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish food retail and distribution sector continued to function as an essential activity in response to the crisis.

Vietnam ratified the European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) on June 8, 2020.

New Zealand’s food and agricultural imports from the United States rose by 10 percent in 2019, totaling US$ 587 million, US$ 382 million of which were consumer-oriented products.

A more flexible certification of origin process under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will take effect when the agreement enters into force on July 1, 2020.

On May 29, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) confirmed that the U.S. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system for meat and poultry is sufficient...

On June 20, 2020 Saudi Arabia imposed higher tariffs on a wide range of food and non-food products.

FAS Lima forecasts Peru’s milk production at 2.3 MMT in CY2021. Milk consumption continues to outgrow production and is expected to reach 2.7 MMT in CY2021.

Rice export prices remain high due to the strengthening of the Thai baht and an upward pressure on domestic rice prices.

The Brazilian orange crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 is forecast at 382.8 million 40.8-kg boxes (MBx) or 15.6 million metric tons (MMT), a decrease of 19 percent relative to the previous season.

Rice export prices declined 3-5 percent due to a lack of new inquiries.

Although there are only a few large-scale food manufacturers in Senegal, some of these businesses export locally processed foods within the Economic Community of West African States region...

In response to industry challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced temporary flexibility, until September 15, 2020, in enforcing some...