On April 6, 2018 France published its third emergency decree banning cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is legal.
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Argentina: Argentine Lemons Reenter U.S. Market

The first shipment of fresh Argentine lemons is en route to the U.S. following market access granted in August, 2017 for delivery to East Coast ports up to 30,000 tons per year.
Capital to the sixth largest economy of India and home to the second oldest U.S. diplomatic mission in the world, Kolkata is a market filled with highly educated, well-traveled....
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Germany: Retail Foods

Germany is by far the biggest market for food and beverages in the European Union.
India notified its 2018 draft labeling and display regulations and invited comments from the World Trade Organization (WTO) members.
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Germany: Food Processing Ingredients 2018

The German food industry represents the third-largest processing industry in Germany.
This report provides a summary and unofficial translation of Decree 15/2018/ND-CP, dated February 2, 2018, of the Government of Vietnam (GVN), regulating the implementation of a number of articles....
On March 27, 2018, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) published a notification removing port restrictions for imports of fresh apples....
U.S. wood exports to South China Climb to New Record…Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with a wide range of South China importers....
On April 4, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) separately announced a proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent....
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Italy: Stone Fruit Annual 2017

Italy is a leading EU-28 peach and nectarine producer.
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Italy: Citrus Annual

Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 orange and tangerine productions are preliminarily forecast to drop by 10 and 5 percent, respectively, compared to MY 2015/16 due to the summer drought....