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All links have been updated in all sections of the report. Section I has been updated to include the new updated rule for milk and dairy specifications....

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a surge in Kenya’s imports of corn, wheat and rice in the marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to widening local supply deficit.

Bt. cotton will likely be the first commercially approved genetically engineered (GE) crop for cultivation in Kenya.

The Government of Guatemala is accepting the new FDA export certificates, but continues accepting Certificates of Free Sale issued by states to register processed food products....

Kenya’s hotel, restaurants and institutional (HRI) sector is growing rapidly and attracting local and international brands.

On May 29, 2018, Guatemala sent its draft biotechnology regulation to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

According to new data and a recent crop assessment tour, Guatemala’s corn production is steadily dropping.

As of July 2018, Guatemala accepts U.S. exports of fishery products with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Export Inspection Certificate.

On July 12, 2018, Guatemala announced new phytosanitary requirements for U.S. non-processed agricultural goods that will allow many more U.S. agricultural products to enter the market.

Kenya’s imports of consumer-oriented food products grew at an annual average rate of 12.6 percent between calendar years (CY) 2013 and 2017.

The retail industry in Guatemala is strong and continues growing. The two largest supermarket chains continue expanding and opening new outlets in both the urban and rural areas of the country.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a stagnation in Kenya's coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 due to the start of a production slump that is associated with coffee’s biennial bearing cycle.