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Turkey has delayed the implementation of a Product Verification Monitoring System (PVMS) for another three months.

The South African sugar industry is expected to recover from the previous seasons’ drought following the normal rainfall and weather patterns in the 2017/18 MY.

On August 30, 2017, Taiwan completed its second U.S. rice Simultaneous-Buy and Sell (SBS) tender (GF4-106-094) for 13,100 tons at the price of NT$7.209/kg (US$239/ton).

Export prices further declined 3 to 4 percent mainly due to a reduced demand from foreign buyers.

Post forecasts MY 2017/18 rice production lower at 107.5 MMT on lower than expected planting and yield due to prolonged dry conditions and floods during critical stages in some rice growing states.

The U.S. continues to be the Philippines’ largest supplier of agricultural products, and the Philippines is its 11th largest global market.

The first EU sugar production after the termination of the quota regime, MY 2017/18, is set to reach 20.1 million MT, with an additional 1.8 million MT for industrial use.

On September 27, 2017, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its fifth committee meeting on labeling of food containing genetically engineered (GE) food....

The European Union (EU) has implemented a new system of electronic Certificates of Inspection for imports of organic products in the EU.

The Ministries of Health and of Agriculture and Rural Development released for public comment a draft regulation extending the maximum shelf-life of vacuumed packed chilled beef....

Jordan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade lowered by three percent the sale price of subsidized flour to bakeries in July.

The Japanese government has again revised the administrative rules for the Simultaneous Buy and Sell (SBS) tendering system.