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The Government of India (GOI) recently notified its draft standards for fruits and vegetables to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The comment period for trading partners expires on May 29, 2016.

Prime Minister Medvedev Demands Substitution of Imported Seeds and Breeding Material . . . MinAg Develops Amendments to the Aquaculture Law . . .

The report identifies export certificates issued by U.S. government authorities to comply with Canadian import standards and regulations or to attest that the product is subject to U.S. government...

This biannual report, published in January and July, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in citrus.

DGFT published a notification stating that all imported apples (falling under HS Code 08081000 of chapter 8) be limited to a single port of entry, namely the Nhava Sheva Port complex in Mumbai.

The citrus industry is one of Australia’s foremost horticultural industries and the largest exporter of fresh fruit.

On January 6, 2016, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) its preliminary resolution on the antidumping investigation against imported U.S. apples.

MY 2014/2015, yields were normal, which led to low prices in citrus. The production of total citrus was 3,784,000 MT in MY 2014/2015 and the sector expects that the yield will be the same for 2015/16.

Italy’s MY 2015/16 (November/October) orange production is forecast to recover significantly from the previous campaign thanks to ideal weather conditions.

Post forecasts China’s orange production to increase slightly to 7 million tons in MY 2015/16, as good harvests in major producing areas will likely offset the continued production loss in Jiangxi...

Domestic production of mandarins/tangerines and hybrids has been trending down while farmers continue to exit and consumers substitute other fruits and sweets for citrus.

Production of lemons in MY 2015/2016 is forecast to rebound to normal levels as a result of favorable weather conditions and the full recuperation of plants that had been previously affected by frosts