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After years of declining production, Egyptian cotton is again on the rise.

Wheat and barley crops have developed well after a slow start. Post forecasts MY 2018/19 wheat and barley production at 1.2 MMT and 475,000 MT, respectively, with imports at 1.85 MMT and 675,000 MT.

From March 11 to 13, 2018, the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Shenyang, China, led a reverse trade mission of five buyers from three Northeastern Chinese companies to the Boston Seafood Show.

Direct cargo flights between Anchorage, Alaska, and Northeast China’s largest city, Harbin, with 10.6 million residents, are to launch in June 2018.

Israel’s Public health regulations on pesticide residues were amended on November 22nd 2017. The new regulations came into effect on December 28th 2017.

Post forecasts that broiler production will increase by 700,000 metric tons to 11.7 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018 due to returning consumer demand.

Morocco, a U.S. Free Trade Agreement partner, has been an occasionally good yet price-sensitive market for U.S. food processing ingredients.

With over 1,800 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy.

FAS Cairo forecasts refined sugar production in MY2018/19 to increase by approximately five percent or 115,000 metric ton (MT) to reach 2.44 million metric tons (MMT)....

On March 23, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs impacting approximately $2.0 billion in U.S. food and agricultural...

On February 19, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization of draft standards on maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 107 pesticides as SPS/N/CHN/1065.

On February 2, 2018, Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) issued updated requirements for suppliers wishing to participate in government tenders for wheat procurement.