Data and Analysis

FAS/San José projects marketing year 2025/2026 coffee production to decline by 10 percent as a result of the effects of the biennial coffee production cycle, after a high production year in 2024/2025.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a Chinese government initiative that aims to link nine cities in Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhaoqing) with two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong, Macao) to drive economic activity, innovation, and integration with the goal of turning the region into a world-class business hub by 2035.

Upon request from Post, the Indonesian Quarantine Agency clarified in writing that the export timing and Prior Notice requirements take effect on June 4, 2025, via regulation 14/2024 and provided additional clarifications on the regulation.

On May 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China jointly announced a reduction of Chinese tariffs related to the series of original tariff announcements dated April 4, April 9, and April 11 that had increased rates by 125 percent on top of existing tariffs and retaliatory tariffs.