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Uganda: Notification on Powdered Silver Cyprinid

On July 26, Uganda notified a draft standard on powdered silver cyprinid (mukene) to the WTO SPS Committee.
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Japan: ALIC Continues COVID-19 Dairy Support Payments

As part of the 2020 Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) third supplementary budget the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) received 17.6 billion yen ($161 million) to operate a COVID-19 countermeasure support program for cattle fattening...
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Japan: 242nd Food Safety Group

On July 16, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 11 agricultural chemicals (MCPA, MCPB, Captan, Cyazofamid, Pyriofenone, Fluoxastrobin, Procymidone, Mandestrobin, Cypermethrin, Albendazole, and Zeranol) for various agricultural commodities.
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South Africa: Grain and Feed Update

South Africa should remain a net exporter of corn in the 2021/22 marketing year (MY) on excess supplies.
Areas within two South African provinces have been plunged into violent civil unrest following protests on the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma on July 8, 2021.
The Government of Japan (GOJ) published a report outlining measures to address next steps in the Export Expansion Action Strategy for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Products and Food.
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South Africa: Retail Foods

South African retail food sales totaled US$ 39.8billion in 2020, a 6 percent decrease from 2019 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 27, 2021, the South African government announced that the country would be under a heightened, level 4 lockdown as a result of the rise in COVID-19 infections and the increase in hospital admissions.
This report reflects updates made by the Government of Japan to its guidelines for handling food and agricultural products derived from genome editing technology.
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Senegal: Mali Overview on Climate Change Policy

Mali ratified the majority of Multilateral Agreements on the Environment (MEAs), in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December 1994, the Kyoto Protocol in March 2002, the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol in December 2015, and the Paris Agreement in September 2016.
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Japan: Retail Foods

In 2020, the total value of all retail food and beverage (F&B) sales in Japan was $474.13 billion, a 1.5 percent increase over 2019 sales of $466.97 billion.
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Tanzania: Tanzania Notification on Canned Vegetables

On June 10, 2021, Tanzania notified a draft East African Standard on Canned vegetables — Specification (DEAS 1060:2021) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/TZA/138.