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On April 6, 2021, Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) phytosanitary regulations.

FAS/Ottawa forecasts more hectares of barley and durum wheat, and fewer hectares of corn, oats, and spring wheat planted in 2021.

In 2019, Russia was the world’s ninth-largest importer of wine. However, the Ministry of Agriculture is focused on making wine production one of the key branches of agriculture in the country.

Russian guidelines became effective on April 26, 2020 that establish a process for registering genetically engineered (GE) events for feed use, making it possible for those events to be imported after registration.

Long-awaited details on compensation for trade agreement market access concessions include an on-farm investment program for poultry and egg farmers as well as a domestic market development program for the turkey and chicken sectors.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently revised requirements for heat-treated and raw/minimally heat-treated pet food imported from the United States.

The Russian Government amended the list of agricultural products that are subject to Russia’s food ban to exclude breeding grapevine and brown garden snails from the ban as of March 9, 2021.

On March 31, 2021, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Canada published two special review decisions regarding the risks to aquatic insects from two neonicotinoid pesticides: clothianidin and thiamethoxam

The 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world. This summary lists only the United States’ primary trading partners.

Despite the challenges COVID-19 posed to the Canadian food and beverage processing sector, it remained one of the largest manufacturing sectors, contributing more than $91 billion in sales in 2020 (up four percent from 2019).

Despite the challenges COVID-19 posed to the Canadian food and beverage processing sector, it remained one of the largest manufacturing sectors, contributing more than $91 billion in sales in 2020...

Russia notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) veterinary regulations regarding some dairy products and feed additives...