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On September 18, 2018, China’s State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced that it would start enforcing additional import tariffs on U.S. products exported to China....

Turkey’s pistachio harvest is expected to reach record high levels for the Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19.

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post expects a 9 percent decrease in almond imports, at 95,000 MT, due to a May 23, 2018, increase of the Basic Custom Duty on shelled almonds....

Post forecasts Ukraine’s walnut production over 132,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

The European Union-28 (EU-28) is the largest export market for U.S. tree nuts. In 2017, tree nut shipments from the United States to the EU-28 reached $2.7 billion.

At current price levels, China will likely import less U.S. almonds, pistachios and walnuts due to the additional import tariffs placed on U.S. tree nuts....

For the first time in a decade, direct flights to the United States from Northeastern China will be possible.

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

In the last decade, tree nut shipments from the United States to the EU-28 have doubled, reaching a record $2.98 billion in 2015, of which $1.8 billion were almonds.

In MY2015/16 an increase in walnut exports was expected, but mid-April rainfall turned these expected volumes downward as they could not be achieved.

Depending on the location of orchards and regions, tree nut production was affected by the poor weather conditions, such as less rainfall compared to normal and previous-year values...

The final amendment on standards and labeling for irradiated foods was published in the Official Gazette of India.