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Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Zimbabwe will decrease by five percent to 3,180 Million MT in the 2016/17 MY.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published documents on parameters for testing and analysis of samples of various food products.

In contrast to the huge drought-related losses in grain production, Ethiopia’s production of major oilseeds is expected to increase to nearly 790,000 metric tons in MY15/16 (Oct-Sep).

The Central Bank of Nigeria continues to restrict access to foreign exchange in an effort to reduce rapid spending of U.S. dollars outside of Nigeria.

The impact of the 2015 drought is expected to continue in the 2016/17 MY.

Tralac held its annual conference in Swakopmund, Namibia on April 7 – 8, 2016. The conference highlighted the importance and challenges for rules based governance, and growing Intra-Africa Trade.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a decrease in Kenya’s sugar production in the marketing year (MY) 2016/2017 as cane farmers move to produce other products such as dairy and horticulture.

Due to an extreme drought oilseed production in South Africa is expected to decrease by 20 percent in the 2015/16 MY to 1.4 million tons.

MY 2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Chad is expected to fall 7 percent from USDA official numbers to 1.7 million tons...

Government of India notified its Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standardsand Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016, regarding standards for fortified milk and edible lactose.

The Government of India notified the World Trade Organization, which defines the list of histamine forming fishes and standards for histamine level in fish and fishery products.

The Government of India (GOI) recently notified its draft standards for fruits and vegetables to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The comment period for trading partners expires on May 29, 2016.