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Pakistan: Pakistan Raises Sugar Tariff - Allows Exports

The Government of Pakistan has increased the tariff on sugar imports from zero to 20 percent and authorized an export quota of 500,000 metric tons.
Dr. Alberto Maurer appointed as the new Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Investigation (INIA).
In June 2014, FAS Bucharest and AgroBiotechRom Association, the voice of the biotech industry in Romania, organized another successful biotech outreach activity.
USDA, represented by APHIS and FAS, successfully negotiated new import protocols for meat and bone meal (MBM) with the Thai government.
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Thailand: FSIS Export Library on Ship Stores

Post approached the Thai Department of Livestock Development to consider waiving specific requirements for the import of meat and meat products used for ship stores.
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Turkey: Turkey Announces a Tender for Breeding Bulls

A tender for 800 head of breeding bulls (500 head of Simmental, 100 head of Charolais, 100 head of Limousin, 50 head of Brown Swiss, 50 head of Montbeliard breed) will be held on December 15, 2014.
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Vietnam: Coffee Semi-annual

Post revises its coffee production forecast for Marketing Year (MY) 2014/15 to 29.3 million 60-kg bags (bags), or 1.76 Million Metric Tons (MMT) of green coffee beans.
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Burma: Beans and Pulses Monthly Trade - September

Myanmar exported 66,282 metric tons (MT) of beans and pulses in September 2014, down 19 percent from August’s level reportedly because of lower import demand from India.
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India: Monsoon 2014 Wrap Up Report

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), precipitation during the 2014 southwest monsoon (June-September) was 12 percent below India’s long period average (LPA) of 886.9 mm.
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India: Mumbai Food and Beverage Hospitality Snapshot

Mumbai hotels and their food and beverage teams have a familiarity of working with diplomatic missions for presenting and increasing the popularity of imported food and beverage products and cultures.
Summarized in this report: ISRAFOOD to be held on November 25-27 in Tel Aviv, Russia growing destination for Israeli fresh potatoes and Minister of Agriculture argues against tax increase.
Due to the recent increase in the rejection of U.S. apple and pear exports to Israel, the Israeli Plant and Protection Services has updated the phytosanitary import requirements.