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Even though there is no legal impediment to use of biotechnology, and genetically engineered (GE) corn field trials have been successfully completed, El Salvador's Ministry of Environment has still...

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

After a five-year moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) products imposed with the 2004 Food Law, in 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on “Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”).

Agricultural biotechnology policy has not been a priority of Chile’s current administration. FAS/Santiago expects Chile’s agricultural biotechnology policies to remain unchanged.

Colombia continues to expand its biotechnology frontier. The adoption rate for biotech corn has surpassed that of cotton and the development of a regulatory framework is underway.

Agricultural biotechnology continues to be a politically sensitive topic in Morocco. Neither plant nor animal derived from biotechnology is being produced commercially in Morocco. While Morocco...

The U.S. continues to be the Philippines’ number one supplier of agricultural products, and the Philippines is its 10th largest global market.

U.S. wood and wood product exports to South China continue strong…. ATO Guangzhou joins in retail launch of U.S. pork products, hosts agricultural trade delegations from Idaho and Michigan...

On November 15, 2016, Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) released its revised 2016 rice production estimate to 4.197 million metric tons (MMT), slightly down from 4.2 MMT, the initial rice production...

A La Nina event is expected to sustain itself into early 2017, resulting in an early onset rainy season, and providing relief to Indonesia’s palm oil industry from the dryness...

On November 24, 2016, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), issued new standards for nutritional supplements, nutraceuticals, foods for special...

Export prices rebounded to pre-harvest levels. Also, the cabinet approved the expansion of the pledging program to include all MY2016/17 main-crop rice varieties.