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Government of India notified Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 relating to vertical standards of fish and fish products to the...

Malaysia’s retail sector is forecast to grow at three percent due to cautious consumer spending, increased subsidy rationalization and introduction of a new goods and services tax.

FAS India recruited and supported a regional delegation of ten delegates to attend Food and Hotel Asia (FHA), Singapore, 2016. The FHA Singapore, a USDA endorsed show, had a record 92 exhibitors.

The first advance planted area estimates for 2016 indicate that a normal monsoon led to a marginal increase in overall Kharif season planting area. While the area seeded under pulses increased...

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

Post forecasts the Indian coffee crop for marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (Oct/Sep) at 5.1 million 60-kg bags. Higher global prices for both Arabica and Robusta varieties, coupled with a smaller Indian...

With per capita income of over $9,152 and a middle and upper class making up 50 percent of the population, Malaysia shows good potential for growth as a market for high value consumer products.

Goa is a dynamic destination on India’s coastline that is a growing marketplace for food, beverage and agricultural products.

Pakistan’s shift from an importer of soybean meal to an importer of soybeans continues following adjustments to the tariff schedule two years ago.

Better yield prospects in Northern India have prompted a revision of the MY 2016/17 production estimate to 27 million 480 lb. bales while area has been revised lower to 10.5 million hectares...

The MY 2016/17 wheat production forecast is revised lower to 87 million metric tons (MMT) based on continued tight domestic market supplies.

A buyer recruited by the Office of Agricultural Affairs (OAA) in Mumbai, India, for a trade mission to Gulfood 2016 in Dubai reported importing approximately U.S. $7 million in tree nuts...