International Agricultural Trade Report

EU Agricultural Exports, Trade Surplus with U.S. Reach Record Levels in 2015

While the United States had a $16 billion agricultural trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2015, it ran a record $12 billion trade deficit in farm and food products with the European Union.
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China: China Published Final Standard for Jellies

On November 13, 2015, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) published the National Food Safety Standard for Jellies.
On November 13, 2015, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) published the National Food Safety Standard for Concentrated Liquid (Juice, Plasm) for Food Industry.
India notified its new standards for oats and revised description for pasta products to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and invited comments.
On February 4, 2016, the Government of India (GOI) notified a draft veterinary health certificate for dog and cat food imports to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Russian Ministry of Agriculture Discusses Cooperation with Hungarian AgroHoldings . . . Russian Ministry of Agriculture Ready to Continue Cooperation with Austria . . .
U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for Consumer Oriented products finished the year at a record high based on data through December 2014 at $3.5 Billion.
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Russia: Retail Foods

Retail sales turnover in 2013 grew 3.9 percent year-on-year (valued at $744 billion) compared to growth of 6.3 percent in 2012.
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Canada: Grain and Feed Update

Early outlook for 2015/2016 is for area seeded to wheat, barley, corn and oats to increase to more average levels as areas that were left unseeded the previous year due to inclement weather...
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Thailand: Food Processing Ingredients

Thailand is one of the world’s leading agricultural suppliers, primarily due to its welldeveloped food processing sector.