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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.

A French ban on the sales of fruit and vegetables with identifying stickers threatens exports of U.S. sweet potatoes (approx. $20 million in sales annually) and grapefruits ($8 million annually).

For MY2021/22, Post projects 59,000 MT of raisin production and 56,200 MT of exports. This will represent a one percent decrease in Chilean raisin production and exports.

On June 10, 2021, Tanzania notified a draft East African Standard on Canned vegetables — Specification (DEAS 1060:2021) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/TZA/138.

On June 10, 2021, Kenya notified a draft standard on canned vegetables to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/KEN/1102.

On June 8, 2021, Uganda notified a draft standard on canned fruit cocktails to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/UGA/162.

In MY2021/22 imports of U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW) cherries are expected to pick up owing to improved supplies and enhanced marketing efforts.

The Brazilian orange crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 is forecast at 382.8 million 40.8-kg boxes (MBx) or 15.6 million metric tons (MMT), a decrease of 19 percent relative to the previous season.

For MY 2019/20, Post´s estimate for fresh lemon production remains unchanged at 1.6 MMT down 10 percent from MY 2018/19. For fresh sweet citrus,

On April 7, 2020, lemon exports were restricted to combat an increase in prices as a result of high demand from the domestic market due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Post has adjusted area planted, area harvested, and production numbers based on the final data received from Morocco’s citrus producer federation.

U.S. fresh blueberries was one of several U.S. agricultural products that received new or expanded access under the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement, which was signed on January 15, 2020.