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Italy is suffering from a severe summer drought caused by low rainfall (80 percent below average in the first half of 2017) and exceptionally high temperatures for most of the year.

According to the latest data from the Italian Enologists Association (Assoenologi), Italy produced 5.1 billion liters of wine in 2016, 1.5 percent more than the previous campaign....

The Netherlands has increasingly become a trading hub for organic products.

Despite the challenging economic environment, Korea’s wine imports in 2017 totaled a record high $210 million, up 10 percent from 2016.

The imported beer market in South Korea continues robust growth due to strong consumer demand for products of diversified taste and higher quality.

On January 18, 2018, recently installed Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa issued the national investment policy statement that outlines the guidelines for investing in Zimbabwe....

South China offers a huge and growing market for U.S. agricultural exports.

On January 4, 2016, India notified its draft regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

On January 1, 2016, the Government of Turkey (GOT) announced increases to special consumption taxes, which include taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

Recently, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) stated they will propose an amendment to the Taiwan Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Act, which could increase U.S. wine sales in Taiwan.

Russia and U.S. Sign Agreement to Fight Illegal Fish Catch . . . VPSS Restricts Fish and Seafood Transit . . . GOR Allocated Subsidies for Development of Dairy and Vegetable Sectors . . .

Twenty U.S. exhibitors reported that the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair 2015 was a positive promotion platform for their products with on-site sales of $43,000...