International Agricultural Trade Report

CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement

With implementation of the CAFTA-DR agreement, U.S. agricultural exports to the region have surged and continued growth is expected.
FAS Colombia is writing a series of reports on the opportunities and challenges for U.S. agriculture under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), which went into force in May 2012.
This report analyzes the demand for pet food for dogs and cats in Colombia and the county’s use of the pet food tariff rate quota (TRQ), which will increase by 4% per year and be phased-out by 2019.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced its intent to import 3,000 metric tons (MT) of butter and 10,000 MT of non-fat dry milk (NFDM) in response to anticipated shortages.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Singapore: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Singapore has no significant import barriers to products containing GE ingredients or products derived from GE crops.