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On March 31, 2025, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) issued Decree 73/2025/ND-CP, reducing the Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) import tariff rates on corn, soybean meal, ethanol, frozen chicken drumsticks, in-shell pistachios, almonds, fresh apples, cherries, and raisins. The decree takes effect immediately.

The People's Republic of China's exports of used cooking oil (UCO) reached a record high in 2024. The United States was the top export market for China's UCO at 1.27 million metric tons (MMT), up approximately 52 percent from 2023 and accounting for approximately 43 percent of China's total UCO exports.

In 2023, Peru was the 28th-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, valued at $851 million, making it the 3rd-largest market in South America. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) entered into force in February 2009, and U.S. agricultural exports reached $1 billion for the first time in 2014, peaking at $1.36 billion in 2018. The United States accounts for 14 percent of Peru's agricultural import market share, positioning it as the second-largest supplier to the country.

Indonesia’s new biofuel roadmap shows the government’s 10-year plan for higher biodiesel blending rates, bioethanol’s inclusion in non-subsidized gasoline, and drop-in biofuels.

As part of a broad push towards reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector, the newly elected Labour government is seeking to bolster the United Kingdom’s (UK) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry, which builds on initiatives and policies...

This report provides an unofficial translation of Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Directive 16, issued on December 26, 2024, outlining solutions to promote the use of biofuels in Vietnam.

This report replaces the previous Peru Biofuels Annual report dated November 2, 2016. During 2017, ethanol production is forecast at 112 million liters, up slightly from 2016.

Export prices were steady over the past week. The Ministry of Energy is considering conducting a feasibility study on the use of non-food grade rice stocks for ethanol production.

Post maintained its 2016/17 production forecast at 101 million metric tons (mmt) due to a larger planted area and higher yields compared to last year.

A La Nina event is expected to sustain itself into early 2017, resulting in an early onset rainy season, and providing relief to Indonesia’s palm oil industry from the dryness...

Post forecasts the 2016/17 soybean production at a record 101 million metric tons. The export forecast for Marketing Year 2016/17 is 57 MMT despite the slower pace of commercialization.

A record Brazilian soybean crop of 101 million metric tons (mmt) is forecast for the 2016/17 MarketingYear (MY) as a result of a slight increase in planted area.