Attaché Report (GAIN)

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.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Malaysia: GE Rubber Trees

November 2014, the National Biosafety Board announced that it was assessing a proposal from the Malaysian Rubber Board to conduct confined field trails on genetically engineered (GE) rubber trees.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Southeast Asia: A Fast-Growing Market for U.S. Agricultural Products

U.S. agricultural exports to Southeast Asia have experienced extremely rapid growth in recent years and, in FY 2014, they climbed to a record $11.5 billion – up 11 percent from FY 2013.