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From May 15-24, 2014, ATO Chengdu led a trade mission of 14 retail sector professionals to the Sweets & Snacks Expo (SSE) in Chicago, Illinois, followed by business visits in California and New York.

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

Global wine trade climbed to a record 5 billion liters in 2013, up 75 percent from little more than a decade ago.

Specialists from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service traveled to Kyiv in early April to conduct interviews with agricultural officials and private commodity analysts in order to assess Ukrainian crop-production prospects for 2014. The observations...

Tangjiuhui (China Food and Drinks Fair) is a semiannual event held every autumn and spring in China.

Exports of high-value, processed food products have been a significant contributor to the strongest five-year period for agricultural exports in U.S. history.

In 2013, Taiwan was the seventh largest market for U.S. food and agricultural products with imports of US$3.2 billion.

Post forecasts a slight decline in China's apple production. Pear production should increase slightly. Market access issues still thwart U.S. apple imports, but demand for U.S. grapes is growing.

A biennial bearing “off” year in MY2013 means the forecast production for apples of 511,000 metric tons should give rise to 305,000 metric tons of export apples. This won’t match MY 2012’s stellar performance of 320,000 metric tons of apples exported...

This report provides EU-28 production, supply, and demand forecasts for fresh apples, fresh pears, table grapes and concentrated apple juice.

The proposed reduction in the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard for 2014 draws a mixed reaction from Brazilian industry, including the possibility of a legal challenge. Brazil: Biofuels

The U.S. remains the leading provider of deciduous fruit to Mexico, as local production is not sufficient to address domestic demand.