On July 11, 2024, China notified draft National Food Safety Standard Dried Fruit and Dried Vegetable to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1302.
Beginning September 26, 2024, Canada will once again require additional import requirements for U.S. origin romaine lettuce. These temporary requirements will be in effect until December 18, 2024.
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report

Citrus: World Markets and Trade

This annual report, published in January, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in citrus.
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Turkiye: Turkiye Raisins Update

This report focuses on Turkiye’s production of sultana raisins, which are a dried, seedless grape variety indigenous to the Aegean region of Turkiye and grown mostly in the regions of Manisa, Izmir, Mersin, and Denizli.
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China: Stone Fruit Annual

This report covers peaches, nectarines, and cherries. Despite a persistent drought in northern China, production of peaches and nectarines is expected to gain slightly in MY 2024/25 to 17.6 MMT. Cherry production is estimated to continue increasing by 9 percent in MY 2024/25 to 850,000 MT on expanded area and increased bearings.
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Chile: Raisin Annual

MY 2017/18 production is projected to decline by nearly five percent to 60,000 metric tons (MT) as yields are projected to return to historical levels and area harvested is expected to remain....
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report

Citrus: World Markets and Trade

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.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Egypt: Nile Nuggets

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.
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India: 2017 Amendments to Legal Metrology Rules

On June 23, 2017, the Government of India (GOI) amended the Legal Metrology (LM) (packaged commodities) Rules, 2011 and published in the Official Gazette of India.
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China: Stone Fruit Annual

China’s MY 2017/18 peach and nectarine production is forecast at 14.3 million metric tons, up nearly two percent year-on-year from 2016/2017.
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Germany: Food Processing Ingredients

The German food industry represents the fourth–largest industry in Germany. In 2016, Germany produced an estimated USD $196 billion of processed food and drinks.
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South Africa: Citrus Semi-annual

The 2016/17 MY production of citrus is estimated to increase as the country recovers from drought in the main growing regions.