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The Ministry of Trade temporarily banned lemon exports as of April 8, 2025, due to a predicted supply shortage following cold weather and frost damage in the southeast.

Cranberry consumption and imports are growing in South Africa, with demand for dried cranberries and juice rising among middle-income, health-conscious consumers.

On March 27, 2025, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly released the National Food Safety Standard Edible Starch (GB 31637-2025).

After reaching a five-year high in 2024, Korea’s potato production will return to average levels in 2025.

Ukraine took the first step to gain access to the Chinese market for peas by establishing a phytosanitary protocol.

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.

Mexico’s 2025 avocado production is forecast at 2.75 million metric tons (MMT), a three percent increase over 2024 on strong export demand. Exports are forecast at 1.34 MMT in 2025, up five percent year-on-year.

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.