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In 2018, U.S. agricultural exports to Jamaica reached $482 million.

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country has committed to shape its policy in line with European Union standards.

Tunisia’s biosafety framework was drafted in 2014 and is being reviewed by its government with the expectation that it will be enacted by mid-2020.

On September 19, 2019, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) announced genome edited foods that do not contain foreign DNA are not subject to the Food Labeling Standard.

Turkey has removed most of the technical barriers on importation of genetic materials for animal breeding.

On July 18, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for six agricultural chemicals and a veterinary drugs....

On September 11, 2019, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries opened the public comment period for Feed Safety Guidelines on the Handling of Genome-edited Feeds and Feed Additives.

It is "off-year" for pistachios in Turkey therefore low amount of pistachio production is expected.

With U.S. consumer-oriented product exports reaching a record $569 million in 2018, the Dominican Republic represents the fifth-largest market for such products in Latin America.

On December 16, 2014, Mexico notified in the Diario Oficial (Mexico’s Federal Register) a simplification of the import process for lumber.

On May 24, 2013, China released the National Food Safety Standard of General Hygiene Regulations for Food Production (GB14881-2013), which became effective on June 1, 2014.

Poland as a member of the European Union applies EU directives and regulations to agricultural imports with only few exceptions.