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This report identifies Brazil’s import requirements for foreign export certificates. An export certificate matrix and outline is included.

The Brazilian orange crop for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 446 million 40.8-kg boxes, an increase of 95 million boxes (MBx) relative to the previous season, due to good blossoming and favorable weather.

Brazil is the world's second-largest producer of biotech crops. Post forecasts a 10-percent increase in area planted to biotech crops in the upcoming 2013/14 Brazilian crop year (October-September).

Post maintained its 2016/17 production forecast at 101 million metric tons (mmt) due to a larger planted area and higher yields compared to last year.

U.S. exports of corn-based products have experienced rapid growth in the past decade, reaching a value of $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2014, up 16 percent from the previous year.

In 2014, the food processing industry in Brazil showed somewhat weak growth of 1.5 percent, however imports of intermediate food products kept a more traditional pace.