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Canada: Grain and Feed Update

Record high exports to China helped drive total Canadian wheat exports through December 2018 up roughly 1.5 million metric tons higher than the same period in marketing year 2017/18.
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Morocco: Control of Conformity for Imported Products

This report contains an unofficial translation of Order No. 141-18 on the methods and techniques of control of conformity for imported primary products, food products and animal feed.
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India: Northeast Monsoon Fails to Support Winter Planting

The cumulative rainfall for the Northeast Monsoon 2018 reported by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), as of January 4, 2019, was 44 percent lower than the 50 year average.
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Indonesia: Oilseeds and Products Update

The 2018/19 PS&D forecasts are mostly unchanged.
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Ukraine: Sunflower Update

This report contains revised production, consumption and trade forecasts for MY2018/19 as well as updated production and trade estimates for MY2017/18.
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South Korea: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

After 10 years under the Living Modified Organism (LMO) Act, Korea plans to improve and revise the LMO Act to address stakeholders’ concerns.
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Indonesia: New Indonesian Palm Oil Export Levy

A levy on palm oil exports will be created as the result of Indonesian regulations 24/2015 and 61/2015. The levy will be used primarily to fund biodiesel subsidies.
Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association (Besd-Bir) submitted dossiers to the Biosafety Board to request the approval for dozens of genetically engineered traits for feed use only.
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Germany: Objection against CIBUS rapeseed rejected

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) have rejected the objection against its decision to not classify an herbicide-resistant rapeseed as GE.
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China: Oilseeds and Products Update

Post’s lowered the May forecast for MY15/16 total domestic oilseed production by 3.26 million tons from an estimated 57 million tons in MY14/15.