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There are no changes in regulations since last year’s report.

The European Union follows a complex, rolling system of review for use of active ingredients and Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in food.

For the next three months, custom duties for imports into Dubai will be reduced by 20 percent for all imported goods sold on the local UAE market.

In an attempt to prevent COVID-19 coronavirus spread, Ukraine imposed severe travel restrictions for people and closed a number of border crossing points.

Grain production is expected to have a mixed outlook in 2020.

Brazil is likely to set another record in chicken production and exports in 2020 despite current uncertainties surrounding the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the world economy.

FAS/Tokyo revises Japan's 2020 beef production slightly upward as a result of delayed slaughter at the end of 2019, yielding one percent growth.

On March 12, 2020, South Africa announced that the applied most favoured nation duties (MFN) on imports of bone-in chicken will be raised from 37 percent to 62 percent...

On March 11, 2020, China's State Council Tariff Commission (SCCTC) published another guidance document related to the new tariff exclusion process that opened on March 2, 2020.

The UAE cabinet established the “Emirates Food Security Council” to coordinate and lead the implementation of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy in conjunction with federal and local entities.

Despite multiple disruptions, the Canadian agricultural supply system continues to effectively move commodities to overseas markets.

The proclamation for a Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA) was released in Canada Gazette Part I on Saturday March 7, 2020.