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On January 20, 2016, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued the 190th Conference for the Promotion of Food Import Facilitation report.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

Domestic production of mandarins/tangerines and hybrids has been trending down while farmers continue to exit and consumers substitute other fruits and sweets for citrus.

After years of declining sales, the Japanese pet food market grew by 1.7% by volume in FY2013 to 655,082 metric tons (MT), valued at $2.18 billion.

The value of the Japanese food processing industry was estimated at 23 trillion Yen in 2014, an increase of 0.2% from 2013.

Secretary Vilsack comes to Japan, honors Japanese supporters of U.S. food and agriculture, and connects with Japanese agricultural youths.