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With the development of the Lobito Corridor, Zambia, one of the developing economies in Southern Africa, might eventually claim a sophisticated distribution network backed by a small commercial sector. Although the majority of its basic food needs are satisfied by its self-sustaining agricultural sector, the nation offers significant potential for U.S. exports, especially consumer goods and ingredients for its food processing industry.

FAS/Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat imports in marketing year 2025/26 at 12.7 MMT, up from the previous marketing year due to higher consumption driven by population growth.

The Soy Moratorium, a 2006 voluntary agreement preventing the trade of soybeans from deforested Amazon lands after 2008, remains a cornerstone of Brazil’s environmental commitments.

On September 4, 2025, China notified the National Food Safety and Hygiene Standard for the Production of Compound Seasonings to the WTO as G/SPS/N/CHN/1351.

On September 22, ahead of an upcoming presidential summit, Turkiye announced it was lifting its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. rice, tree nuts, distilled spirits, and a few other agricultural items.

On September 3, 2025, the Government of India (GOI) announced revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, which includes food and agricultural products. The GOI lowered the GST rates for most food products, exempted certain basic essential food items, and increased rates for some categories.

China’s craft beer market offers significant growth potential for U.S. breweries, driven by rising demand for premium and innovative beer styles among younger, urban consumers.

On September 4, 2025, China notified the National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Nutritional Fortifier to the WTO as G/SPS/N/CHN/1353.

On September 9, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Ministry of Commerce jointly published a proposed regulation to further strengthen the supervision of recalls on cross-border e-commerce imported retail foods.

Post projects Calendar Year (CY)2026 Argentine poultry production at 2.58 million metric tons (MT), up 50,000 MT from updated CY2025 estimates, based on slowly growing domestic demand. CY2026 exports are projected at 150,000 MT, slightly less than downwardly-revised CY2025 estimates, based on expectations Argentina will continue navigating the closure of several overseas markets due to a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak in late August 2025.

FAS Manila forecasts pork production in 2026 at 980 thousand metric tons (TMT) carcass weight equivalent (CWE), a rebound from the estimated production in 2025.

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