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The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) views agricultural biotechnology skeptically and Bulgarian nongovernmental organizations (NGO), green activists, the organic industry, bee keepers and small-farm....

High input costs, stiff competition from imports combined with water limitations explains the decline in area planted to rice in Portugal.

While it is still the second largest grower of genetically engineered (GE) corn in Europe, Portugal’s area planted to genetically engineered corn continues to decline.

As a result of renovated plantations and favorable weather conditions, Colombian coffee production reached historical high levels of 14.6 million bags....

The Indian coffee crop for marketing year (Oct/Sep) 2017/18 is forecast at 5.6 million 60-kg bags owing to an increase in Robusta production due to favorable moisture and weather conditions.

This biannual report, published in May and November, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in sugar.

The 2017/18 production forecast is unchanged at 10.9 million bags, which is a slight increase from the output in 2016/17.

Export prices declined 1 to 4 percent due to larger available supplies during the peak harvest, particularly for new crop white and fragrant rice.

Tourism, agriculture, high technology and services are driving Costa Rica’s economy.

On November 6, 2017, the Plant Protection Division updated its list of U.S. commodities that are allowed to be imported into Myanmar.

Brazil’s coffee production for MY 2017/18 is revised down to 51.2 million 60-kg bags.

Export prices remain unchanged. Exporters are securing rice supplies as main crop rice production is entering the market.