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On April 21, 2015, the Russian Government issued Decree No. 378 imposing a temporary export ban on hides and skins which fall under HS codes 410411 and 410419 from May 25 until November 25, 2015.

With the recently successful conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with the European Union (EU), Swaziland maintained its preferential market access to Europe.

The Philippines is the second largest market for U.S. soybean meal (SBM) and the world’s largest coconut oil (CNO) exporter.

Organized by China Food Additives & Ingredients Association and with endorsement of USDA, the Food Ingredients China 2015 was held in Shanghai on April 1-3.

Chile recognizes the United States as a country of negligible risk for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and by doing it, lining up with the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE).

The Chilean Congress adopted Law No. 20,606 on nutrition and composition of food and its advertising on July 2012.

The Government of Pakistan has allowed the export of wheat on a government-to-government basis using the same export subsidy rates that were announced for private exporters in January 2015.

FSSAI amended the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, pertaining to artificial sweeteners.

Export prices declined slightly as supplies of off-season rice continue coming into the market. Also, inquiries for Thai rice are quiet as Vietnamese rice is 5 to 10 percent cheaper.

While Japan’s soybean production recovered in MY 2014/15, domestic production accounts for only 25 percent of soybeans consumed for food and a mere 8 percent of total soybean utilization.

Post forecast that India will produce surplus centrifugal sugar for the sixth consecutive year.

Post estimates U.S. 2015/16 wheat exports to Nigeria at 2.3 million tons, a 17 percent decrease largely due to existing import levies.