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Crop Explorer provides geospatial data for assessing crop conditions. Weather, drought, soil moisture, and vegetation condition data are displayed as maps and time-series charts. Explore the data by geographic region or via Commodity Explorers.
On September 25, 2025, China’s NHC and SAMR jointly released the revised National Food Safety Standard on Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods (GB 2762-2025).
On September 25, 2025, China’s NHC and SAMR jointly released several food additives standards, including L-Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Ammonium Carbonate, and Acorn Shell Brown.
FAS and the Economic Research Service jointly publish the quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade in February, May, August, and November. Archived quarterly forecasts can be found here.