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All grain production and imports are challenged by foreign exchange limitations that restrict access to key agricultural inputs and currency for overseas purchases.

Post forecasts domestic sugar production to fall in marketing year (MY) 2016/2017 to 430,000 metric tons (MT)...

This report identifies the different export certification requirements currently in place by product.

Even with major challenges, the retail sector in Venezuela continues to provide opportunities for U.S exporters.

This report is an annual update of the agricultural product import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Venezuela for U.S. exporters of agricultural commodities, foods and beverages.

Venezuela is a significant importer of agricultural products totaling $8.3 billion in 2014, according to data from the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV).

Venezuela is a significant importer of agricultural products totaling $8.3 billion in 2014, according to data from the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV).

Continued interest expressed by farmers and agricultural scientists to improve agricultural output via biotechnology has not resulted in a legal framework for either testing or commercializing...

Post expects wheat, corn and rice imports to be tight due to the lack of availability of foreign exchange.

Coffee production in MY 2014/15 is expected to decline by 30 percent compared to MY 2013/14, the largest year-to-year reduction and lowest production level in at least the past 15 years...

The Venezuelan sugar industry expects domestic sugar production to drop in MY 2015/2016, constrained by price controls and limited foreign exchange to import raw sugar.

The lack of agricultural inputs, price controls and rising production costs continue to negatively impact agricultural production in Venezuela.