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On December 26, 2017, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (“Diario Oficial” – DOF) three announcements modifying tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for five products.

On January 16, 2018, the Secretariat of Health published the Official Norm, NOM-159-SSA1-2016, in Mexico’s Federal Register.

On January 2, 2018, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a scientifically validated list of health claims for fortified foods.

On December 13, 2017, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notice to extend the compliance timeline relating to labeling requirements....

India notified its draft amendments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to standards for infant nutrition foods.

On January 11, 2018, Poland’s Parliament passed a law to restrict most retail and commercial activities on Sunday.

In late 2017, Ethiopia contracted to buy 800,000 metric tons of imported wheat, valued at $225 million.

South Africa should return to being a net exporter of corn in the 2017/18 MY and 2016/17 MY on higher production after South Africa had to import 2.2 million tons of corn in the 2015/16 MY....

Good opportunities may exist again for U.S. Grain exports due to the exemption from VAT for products destined for animal feed and the removal of the import licenses.

The third quarter of the 2017/18 High Quality Beef (HQB) quota is expected to fill in only about three weeks.

Despite lower precipitation in Summer 2017, the high quality of the Canadian 2017/18 wheat crop has contributed to short supplies of wheat for feeding, as wheat growers hold their crop....

Canada has proposed re-evaluations of two neonicotinoids: clothianidin and thiamethoxam. The public comment period will close on March 19, 2018. ​