Browse Data and Analysis

The growing hypermarket, supermarket and minimarket sectors offer significant opportunities for U.S. food products.

In 2016, the Dominican Republic was the fifth-largest market, valued at almost $484 million, for U.S. consumer-oriented products in the Western Hemisphere after Canada, Mexico, Colombia and Chile.

In 2016 U.S. agricultural exports to Indonesia totaled more than $2.6 billion, making it the 8th largest market for U.S. agriculture.

On 23 November, the Ministry of Agriculture issued revised regulations on import licensing requirements for horticultural products.

Indonesia’s hotel and restaurant sector grew about 5 percent in 2017. Continued urbanization, tourism and MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibitions) activities drove the growth.

The Dominican Republic continues to be a strong market for U.S. bulk agricultural products (corn), intermediate goods (soybean meal), and high value consumer-oriented products....

Rice supply and demand forecasts are unchanged from the last report, and only minor changes are made for wheat and corn.

Indonesia needs a variety of raw materials for its food processing industry, and offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers.

Due to favorable growing conditions and reports of higher production throughout the sector, palm oil production is forecast to reach 38.5 million tons in 2017/18, and 2016/17 output is revised....

Cotton imports are estimated higher in 2016/17 and 2017/18 as higher fossil fuel prices are expected to inhibit growth in synthetic fiber use.

This report updates the 2016 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report. The U.S. exported over $1.5 billion in GE products to Indonesia in 2016.

The 2017/18 production forecast is unchanged at 10.9 million bags, which is a slight increase from the output in 2016/17.