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Harvest is underway for spring/summer crops. The 2017/18 corn production forecast is raised on better yield, improved seed quality and favorable weather during the growing season.

Post forecasts marketing year (MY) 2017/18 total cotton production for Mexico up to 1.12 million bales, due to increased planting areas.

The Government of Peru recently approved a reconstruction plan called “Reconstruction with Changes” for S/. 25,655 million soles or $7.8 billion dollars.

Peru's Consumer Defense and Intellectual Protection Institute (INDECOPI) initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of U.S. ethanol on April 25, 2017.

The poultry sectors (chicken, turkey and eggs) are pillars of animal protein production in Mexico.

Colombia’s biofuel production decreased in 2016 as a result of difficult weather conditions that affected its main feedstocks (sugarcane and palm oil).

On August 14, 2017, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (Revised Draft)" as SPS 1055.

On September 25, 2017, China notified the World Trade Organization of an Addendum to the "Measures for the Administration of Certificates Attached to Foods Exported to China”....

On September 13, 2017, China notified the World Trade Organization of the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (draft)" as SPS 1056.

Post forecasts both beef and pork production to continue to increase in 2018 to 9.7 million metric tons and 3.9 million metric tons, respectively.

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) held a technical seminar to promote wood frame construction in Peru.

Post forecasts China’s MY 2017/18 in-shell walnut production at 1 million MT, down more than 5 percent on a yearly basis, as frost and drought will reduce production in the key growing areas....