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Domestic ethanol production in calendar year (CY) 2016 will remain close to this year’s level of 2.2 billion liters due to stable supply of sugarcane for sixth consecutive year (MY 2015/16).

Delayed monsoon, high surface temperatures and low reservoir levels indicate a less than favorable situation for the Kharif crop (harvested April to October).

On June 16, 2016, the Government of India (GOI) introduced a 20-percent export tax on raw and white sugar (Customs Notification No. 37/2016) in response to higher international sugar prices.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published on their website guidelines on product approvals.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published its comprehensive list of 11,000 food additives used in various food categories.

The Government of India (GOI) notified its Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016, related to standards of fish and fish products.

The impact of the drought and hail damage is anticipated to have a greater effect in the production areas of Limpopo resulting in decreases in the 2015/16 MY production of grapefruit and oranges.

Post forecasts that the area under cotton production in Zimbabwe will increase, under normal climatic conditions, to about 300,000 hectares and production will recover to around 210,000 MT

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a corrigendum on frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding FSSAI’s definition of proprietary foods.

Ethiopia’s coffee production this year (MY15/16) is expected to climb slightly upward despite the El Nino drought.

FSSAI published an updated order which cites fees and charges associated with testing domestic and imported food product samples.

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