Browse Data and Analysis

As a result of the U.S.-Panama SPS/TBT agreement, Panama issued special regulations that apply to imports of food and feed products from the United States...

Production for marketing year (MY) 2015/2016 is forecast to be down for wheat, sorghum and rice while the corn production forecast remains unchanged.

Revised regulation specifically prohibits sugar that benefits from the U.S. Sugar Re-export Program from also using the IMMEX program.

Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) announced an amendment to the term length of a previous authorization under which Mexico can import poultry meat duty-free, via a tariff rate quota (TRQ) regime.

This report highlights changes made to various laws and norms published during 2015. Mexican regulations mentioned remain the same unless otherwise noted.

On January 6, 2016, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) its preliminary resolution on the antidumping investigation against imported U.S. apples.

Panama imports 60 percent of its overall imported food products from the United States.

The overall food processing sector is growing at about 5 percent per year, with dairy, bakery, and processed fish products among the leading sectors.

Despite the weak economy during 2013 and 2014 the Mexican retail sector is expected to grow.

The foodservice industry in Mexico includes the hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sectors.

The foodservice industry in Mexico includes the hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sectors.

This is an update to Post’s standing FAIRS report, with few changes to the previous submission.