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China is the world’s largest importer of genetically engineered (GE) crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, but it has not yet approved any major GE food crops...

South China imports of U.S. soybeans continue to climb….Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China wine and beer importers, as well as wood importers…

Costa Rica has a well-developed hotel and restaurant sector and tourism is ranked as one of the main economic drivers representing an important source of foreign currency.

An "American Seasons" Bakery Promotion was jointly organized by the Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Shanghai, USDA Cooperators, and the Ichi Bakery Store (i.e., Ichido’s) on August 18, 2016.

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992 with all seeds being exported to other countries.

Costa Rica’s 2015/2016 citrus crop rebounded to 8.2 million boxes (40.824 kg.) after what is now considered by the local industry as one of the worst crops on record (2014/2015).

On September 26, 2016, U.S. sugar beet pulp pellets gained market access into China. As China’s largest feed producing and feed ingredient importing region, South China has great market potential...

Post forecasts MY 2016/17 orange production at 6.2 million MT, down 10 percent from the previous year, due to continued citrus greening disease issues and unfavorable weather in Southern China.

On September 26, 2016, China’s General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published “AQSIQ Announcement (2016 No. 97) Inspection and Quarantine Requirements...

In spite of China’s economic growth slowdown, Chinese feed demand remains strong. Swine numbers are forecast to recover and poultry production is forecast slightly higher in MY2016/17 and MY2017/18.

In early April 2016, the Chinese government released a series of decrees to modify the structure of cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) in China. These regulations aim to help level the playing field...

Despite a forecast yield gain in Xinjiang, given the continuing nationwide decline in cotton acreage, Post’s forecast for China’s MY16/17 cotton production is 4.65 million metric tons (MMT).