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Post forecasts Argentina soybean production at 51 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 as production returns to assuming good weather in the year ahead and increased soy planting at the expense of wheat and corn, particularly in late or second crop soy.

The global cotton industry is still readjusting to lower post-pandemic demand, and Uzbekistan wasn’t spared the effects of the market overhang. Uzbekistan's strong vertical integration and government support for the industry have helped drive both its resiliency and recovery.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published 15 draft manuals on requirements for sampling and analyzing food and water.

Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Romanian domestic fish production has been on an upward trend over the past five years, but demand remains largely covered from imports.

As of April 22, 2015 the container size requirements in the Dairy Products Regulations (DPR), the Maple Products Regulations (MPR) and the Fish Inspection Regulations (FIR) are repealed.

The Economy and Trade Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held training sessions for provinces and municipalities on grain import TRQ in December 2014.

MOF issued a Notification in the Royal Gazette detailing the preferential duty reduction schedules under Section 12 of the Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 for imported wood products.

South Africa will import around 10,000 MT of peanuts in the 2014/15 MY, as an 11 decrease in peanut production is expected due to a mid-summer drought that hit the summer rainfall production areas.

Modeling Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China officially inaugurated three new free trade zones in Guangdong, Fujian and Tianjin.

On April 22, Chile’s Calbuco volcano in the Los Lagos Region” (the lakes region) erupted, where much of Chile’s dairy, livestock and salmon production are centralized.