Data and Analysis

Over the past two decades, the Dominican Republic’s rice sector has undergone a substantial transformation. Improvements in production efficiency, cost structures, and yields have significantly narrowed long-standing gaps with the United States across market prices, production costs, and yields.

Türkiye’s citrus sector is facing significant challenges in the 2025/26 marketing year, with orange and lemon production sharply reduced due to severe frost and extreme weather, while tangerine output is expected to rebound thanks to resilient early varieties.

On January 7, 2026, France issued a decree prohibiting the import of grains, soybeans, fruits, and vegetables which have been treated with any of five pesticides. This decree has the potential to negatively impact the export to France of $130 million of U.S. soybeans, fruits, and vegetables, as four of the five pesticides targeted by France can be legally used in the United States.

China is the world’s second largest bakery market, second only to the United States. Its baked food retail market was estimated between $50 billion to $83 billion in 2025. Continued growth is expected as China’s per-capita baked food consumption remains relatively low in comparison to mature markets like the United States and Japan.