In 2019, the Netherlands doubled its wood pellet imports to a new record of 1.22 million metric tons (MMT).
On April 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19 air travel disruptions, Japan notified the World Trade Organization via G/SPS/N/JPN/755 that Japan would temporarily accept electronic copies...
Due to the measures taken by many countries to control the Covid-19 spread, sales of Colombian flowers are down 40 percent.
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Japan: JAS Program Supports Domestic Lumber

In 2019, Japan’s Forestry Agency (FA) developed the Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) Structural Wood Expansion Program, a $22 million support program for JAS-graded structural wood products.
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Ecuador: Ecuador Cocoa Update and Outlook

Ecuador’s cocoa bean production is estimated to reach 255,000 metric tons (MT) in calendar year (CY) 2015 (up over six percent compared to 2014) and forecast to reach 300,000 MT in 2016.
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Japan: The WASABI - Hot News from Japan Vol. 10 Issue 11

Agriculture Minister-Counselor Travels to Kyushu; Japan's Largest Douglas Fir Sawmill Becomes Major Energy Producer