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On November 22, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) notified Japanese ports to hold imports of U.S. romaine lettuce until the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

The Secretariat of Agriculture Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published a Mexican Official Norm that sets out new requirements for conducting evaluation studies....

Mexican Hass avocado production is forecast at 1.9 million metric tons (MMT) or more for marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

All foods sold in Australia must comply with a range of laws designed to protect consumer, plant and animal health.

Rice export prices are fluctuating as new crop rice enter the market.

Uzbekistan cotton planting area and production for MY 2018/19 is now estimated at 1.17 million hectares and 3.35 million bales (480 pound bales) which is 730,000 MT.

Poland’s lower Chamber of Parliament (Sejm) approved a draft amendment to the 2006 Feed Act to postpone the Act’s ban on genetically engineered (GE) feeds and GE-derived ingredients....

In MY 2017/2018, palm oil production increased 23 percent due to new-planted areas starting to bear fruit.

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Colombian coffee production fell further than expected to 13.8 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE).

Ever since Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010, this legislation has continued to disrupt trade and Turkey’s domestic agriculture and food sectors.

While Chile remains the tenth largest producer of seeds in the world and the United States is the largest market for Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, seed developers and researchers....

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