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Export prices rose from the previous week due to the strengthening of the Thai baht and demand for new-crop rice supplies ahead of the holidays.

Rising coffee prices have motivated farmers to increase investments in coffee farming, helping recovery from the early summer drought this year and reducing harvest and post-harvest loss.

Indonesia’s B40 biodiesel blending mandate program, which is expected to roll out in 2025, is projected to increase palm oil use by 3 percent to 22 million metric tons in 2024/25. Soybean consumption recovered in 2023/24 as soybean retail prices continue to decrease.

Trade shows in China offer U.S. exporters valuable opportunities to connect with Chinese buyers. This report highlights vetted 2025 trade shows in China, including three USDA-endorsed trade shows, helping exporters showcase products and navigate market opportunities effectively.

On November 5-10, ATO Shanghai organized the American Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s largest expo for imported products. This was the second time for ATO to organize this pavilion with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

This report provides information on export certificates required by the Government of Tunisia.

On October 18, 2024, the People's Republic of China (PRC) notified National Food Safety Standard for Flavorings to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1315.

On November 29, 2024, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced an extension of the Section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusion period for sorbitol along with several other non-agricultural commodities to February 28, 2025.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration announced on November 29, 2024, that it has repealed the requirement for certification of copies of verifiable export certificates for imported foods, including fresh fruit and vegetable shipments, into Thailand.

Weekly summary of U.S. export sales activity for key commodities.

Ghana is in economic recovery mode following the double hits of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak of 2020 and the macroeconomic crisis of 2022. The Ghanaian hotel-restaurant-institutional (HRI) sector is evidencing a promising upward trajectory.

On November 5, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare published a marketing year 2024/25 production forecast at the lowest level in five years, at 23.4 million 480 lb. bales on an area of 11.4 million hectares.