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All sections of the 2016 Exporter Guide were updated to include the latest economic data and import regulations.

FAS Guatemala has learned that the Ministry of Economy (MINECO) will eliminate select tariff lines currently being used to import U.S. poultry leg quarters duty free outside of the CAFTA-DR...

On October 21, 2016, South Africa published the final list of agricultural products and beer names protected under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement...

The current dry, hot weather conditions and lower dam levels is expected to affect the flowering of citrus trees, mainly in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga region, resulting in a five percent decrease...

South Africa is the largest food service market in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a large and highly competitive hospitality industry. Hospitality and tourism are fast-growing sectors...

On December 5, 2016, the Registrar of the GMO Act informed stakeholders that all corn Genetically Engineered (GE) events that have been causing asynchrony with the United States have been approved...

Although the production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in South Africa decreased in 2015 to approximately 2.3 million hectares, from 2.9 million hectares in 2014, due to a severe drought...

U.S. lamb can now be exported to Guatemala with an FSIS export certificate (9060-5). Previously approved seafood export facilities can continue to export to Guatemala with a NOAA export certificate.

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

Post forecasts that the deciduous fruit sector will continue to experience growth based on the increases in investment and area planted being driven by the weak rand and increases in export revenue.

Under normal climatic conditions and taking into account the subsistence farming sector, South Africa’s total corn crop for the 2016/17 MY could reach 12.8 million tons.

On September 19, 2016, Ministerial Decree 160-16 was published effectively rescinding the decree that required site inspections by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) of all U.S. and third-country...