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On September 26, 2023, U.S. Ambassador Sung Y. Kim participated in the opening of one of the largest tempeh exporting factories in the world located in Bogor, Indonesia. This new factory, belonging to Tempe Azaki, will increase the company’s current...

Strong exports from Brazil pushed China to a record 100.85 million metric tons (MMT) of soybeans imports in marketing year (MY) 22/23. Imports are forecast to reach similar levels in MY 23/24 on sustained demand from the feed sector.

Pursuant to General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) Decree 177 of 2016, all overseas production, processing and storage enterprises are required to register with GACC prior to exporting “grains” including soybeans, corn, wheat, barley, sorghum, and oats – including edible grains.

Fall drought conditions led to a three-percent decline in winter rapeseed area planted and could reduce the yield potential for winter rapeseed in marketing year (MY) 2019/20.

The estimated area planted to Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in Canada was down 2 percent in 2018, due primarily to lower soybean area in the prairie provinces.

The soybean production estimate for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (Oct-Sept) has been revised down from 11.5 million metric tons (MMT) to 11.3 MMT to indicate slightly lower than expected....

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held its second and third public discussions on the handling of food products derived from genome editing technology on October 15 and November 19, 2018,

India’s political environment continues to hinder the development of agricultural biotechnology regulatory system.

Germany has 83 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers and is by far the biggest market in the European Union.

Turkish soybean area for MY 2018/19 is about 26,000 hectares and production is 100,000 MT, lower due to increases in cotton planting in recent years.

Palm oil production is increased to 39.5 million tons for 2017/18 and 41.5 million tons for 2018/19 based on better than expected yields.

Crude palm oil (CPO) production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast down a half million metric tons (compared to official USDA estimates for the same year) due to industry reports....