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A draft amendment to the Seed Law was released for public comment on August 20, 2021.

In 2022, China’s hog production is forecast to decline by 5 percent. Low prices and disease outbreaks in 2021 led to significant slaughter and delayed restocking.

This report contains an unofficial translation of the Peoples Republic of China’s (PRC) Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides in Food.

Two draft Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) standards covering 64 and 26 pesticides, respectively, were released for domestic comment on August 10, 2021.

Trade shows in the United States and abroad can help U.S. companies expand their reach to potential customers around the globe.

China's customs administration published interpretative guidance regarding labeling requirements for imported food, including fresh and frozen meat, aquatic products, health food, and food for special dietary purposes.

Zambia produced its largest corn crop on record in the 2021/22 MY. This bumper corn crop of 3.6 million tons follows on Zambia’s third largest corn crop of 3.4 million tons produced in the 2020/21 MY.

Days after the Port of Durban resumed operations after a period of civil unrest brought the terminal to a standstill, South Africa’s state-owned port, rail, and pipeline authority, Transnet, announced that a cyber-attack had again crippled the flow of goods in and out of the country.

The U.S-China Economic and Trade Agreement (Phase One) granted market access for new U.S. horticultural products such as avocadoes, blueberries, and nectarines.

On July 6, 2021 China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) implemented a notification and commitment system that allows importers (or agents) to certify to the possession of testing reports for imported dairy products, in lieu of submitting the original testing reports to GACC, when clearing customs.

Post forecasts that raisin production will rebound to normal levels and increase by 19 percent to 85,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2021/22 MY, based on normal weather conditions, an increase in area planted, new orchards coming into full production, an improvement in yields due to new varieties and production practices, wine grapes being diverted for raisin production,

On July 28, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a notice soliciting comments on "Further Regulating the Labeling and Marking of Infant and Young Children Formula Milk Powder Products (Draft for Solicitation of...