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Demand for high-quality U.S. food and beverage products by the HRI food service sector in Hong Kong is expected to remain strong.

Importing more than $16 billion of U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented goods, Canada was the number one overseas market for U.S. food and agricultural exports in 2017.

The Dominican Republic’s food processing industry was valued at $2.2 billion as of September 2018 ($2.8 billion in Calendar Year [CY] 2017) in activities categorized as “food industry,”....

In 2018, Spain imported $2.35 billion worth of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.

On December 25, 2017, the Israeli parliament’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved new regulations requiring front of pack labeling for most prepackaged food products.

The report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Israel.

After public comment and an expert committee review, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) added “Tsuruta Steuben” to its register of geographical indications....

FAS Tel Aviv (Post) forecasts Israel’s imports of wheat in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (July-June) to reach some 1.7 million metric tons (MMT), up 5.5 percent or increasing by 90,000 MT....

On February 12, 2019, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Technical Regulation (TR) of the Customs Union “On Food Safety” via G/TBT/N/RUS/91 to eliminate....

Post estimates South Africa will have to import about one million tons of corn in the 2018/19 MY on an estimated 20 percent decline in commercial production due to drought conditions.

This report lists the major export certifications required by the Chinese government for imports of food and agricultural products.

In March 2018, the Chinese Government underwent a reorganization, which consolidated food safety responsibilities into the State Administration for Market Regulation....