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Export prices declined three to four percent due to a lack of new inquiries following uncertainties about the sale of government stocks.

For MY 2016/17 (August to July) total cotton production for Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal is estimated to rise 18 percent to 1.8 million metric tons (MMT) due to higher area....

ATO sponsored a seminar and networking event during Expo ANTAD and Alimentaria 2017, held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Guadalajara.

Post forecasts 2017/18 and 2016/17 soybean production to 105 and 114 million metric tons (mmt), respectively.

Germany is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.

A number of Cooperators held promotional events in May 2017, including the California Olive Oil Council, which is the most recent Cooperator to arrive in the Japanese market.

FAS/Tokyo team visited the largest manufacturing plant of Kewpie Co. Ltd., a major food manufacturer in Japan.

Based on ATO Hong Kong advocacy, the Hong Kong Government agreed to definitively establish the effective ban date for U.S. poultry product imports subject to an avian influenza ban....

Hong Kong recently implemented a voluntary Code of Marketing of Formula Milk and Related Products and Food Products for Infants and Young Children (HK Code) aimed at promoting breastfeeding....

Hong Kong intends to strengthen its metallic contamination control in food by amending its obsolete Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations which was last updated in 1983.

Thirty five U.S. exhibitors showcased 255 new products at Hong Kong’s leading food and beverage trade show, establishing over 500 serious contacts, reporting on-site sales of $1.56 million....

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture drafted nine regulatory documents for safety assessment and testing of GE ingredients for feeds, feed additives, veterinary pharmaceuticals, GE animals....