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On August 3, 2018, China's State Council Tariff Committee (STCT) announced proposed supplemental tariffs on U.S. imports, covering $60 billion worth of products.

Myanmar launched the Myanmar Companies Law (2017) and an Online Registration system on August 1, 2018.

Canadian durum and spring wheat area planted grew in 2018 as low soil moisture levels at planting, disease pressures on canola, and planting cost comparisons helped drive the first gains in total....

Romania recently reported additional African swine fever (ASF) detections in northwestern and southeastern regions.

The Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture (LIOA) published new grain estimates for marketing year (MY) 2018/19.

Raisin production forecast in Turkey in MY 2018/19 is 295,000 MT, down slightly from MY 2017/18 due to quality issues from heavy rains during the late spring and summer in the Aegean region.

FAS/Tokyo projects Japanese beef slaughter to decrease slightly in 2018 and 2019 as the number of domestic cattle operations continues to decline.

Rice export prices declined 1 percent due to the lack of new inquiries. Exporters are reportedly fulfilling pending shipments of white rice to the Philippines and Africa.

Pakistan’s 2018/19 wheat production is estimated at 26.3 million metric tons (MMT), 800,000 tons higher than current USDA estimate.

Pakistan continues to increase its purchasing of soybeans and imports are expected to reach a record 2 million metric tons (MMT) during 2017/18 and 2.5 MMT during 2018/19.

In cooperation with the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, FAS Tel Aviv is publishing newsletters targeting specific sectors of the Israeli food and agricultural market.

The Government of Poland’s Main Statistical Office (MSO) published preliminary marketing year (MY) 2018/19 crop estimates for Poland.