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The Government of India (GOI) recently notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) changes in India’s Food Import Regulations.

India in 2016 achieved its highest ever ethanol market penetration, a gasoline blend rate of 3.3 percent on average across the country.Nevertheless, tight ethanol supplies through 2018 will limit....

Following the establishment of a set of agricultural reform measures, known as the “Agricultural Competitiveness Reinforcement Program” in November 2016 (see JA6065)....

Although fresh fruit consumption overall has been declining in Japan, there are areas of growth in the processed fruit sector that present opportunities for U.S. fruit exporters.

FSSAI has notified an extension of the time period allowed for compliance with standards for caffeinated beverages.

On June 5, 2017, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) standards for table olives came into effect.

On May 26, 2017, FSSAI published a draft notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2017.

On May 25, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced its intention to import up to 21,000 metric tons (MT) more of non-fat dry milk (NFDM) through March 2018.

Cooperators held a number of promotional events across Japan in May 2017, including the most recent Cooperator to enter the Japanese market, the California Olive Oil Council (COOC).

Japan will introduce a new Simultaneous Buy-and-Sell (SBS) import category in October of this year covering all wheat classes.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) second forecast for the Southwest Monsoon predicts a normal monsoon for 2017 and suggests that June to September rainfall will be 98 percent....

On May 19, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) raised the third advance estimate for grains production for the Indian Crop Year 2016/17 (July-June) further to a record....