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Indonesia’s Agricultural Quarantine Agency issued Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 756/2015, recognizing California as a fruit fly free area on June 22, 2015.

The Ministry of Health published on June 26, 2015 the implementing regulation to Law 20606 that regulates the labeling of the nutritional compositions of food products, Decree 13, 2015.

The Dominican Republic is now the fifth largest market for U.S. consumer oriented products in the Western Hemisphere with exports reaching $485 million in 2014.

Maderera Andina, a Peruvian lumber importer and wholesaler of U.S. engineered wood products, is stimulating its use in the Peruvian market.

FAS Lima and the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) joined forces to support the Enterprise Trade Florida Mission, which took place during April 24 to 25, 2015.

In May 2015, the U.S. Dairy Export Council requested assistance from FAS Brasilia to intervene on the release of a U.S. commercial shipment of U.S. dairy ingredient: whey protein concentrate.

Health Canada published proposed changes to the Canadian nutrition labelling regulations on June 13, 2015, in the Canada Gazette Part I.

A levy on palm oil exports will be created as the result of Indonesian regulations 24/2015 and 61/2015. The levy will be used primarily to fund biodiesel subsidies.

Since the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA) was implemented in 2000, the United States has exported nearly $5 billion worth of agricultural products to Cuba.

Brazilian orange crop for 2015/16 is forecast at 393 million boxes, down 10 percent from the previous year, due to weather related problems during blossoming and a non-uniform harvest.

Honduras ranks first in Central America, third in Latin America, and sixth globally in coffee exports by volume.

Guatemala has great potential for exports of organic agricultural products to the United States, European Union, and Japan.