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Malaysia has a dynamic hotel and restaurant industry. Changing lifestyles and growing middle class underpin demand.

The Dominican Republic is the fifth largest market for U.S. consumer oriented products in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, with exports reaching $451 million in 2015.

The Dominican Republic is the third largest market for US consumer oriented agricultural products in the Western Hemisphere, after Canada and Mexico respectively, with $489 million in imports in 2013.

Vietnam’s MY2015/16 overall coffee production is slightly revised down from about 29.3 million bags to 28.9 million bags reflecting a slightly smaller production of Robusta.

Post forecasts the Indian coffee crop for marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (Oct/Sep) at 5.1 million 60-kg bags. Higher global prices for both Arabica and Robusta varieties, coupled with a smaller Indian...

Over the last two years, the volume of Colombian coffee production was only marginally impacted by the El Niño weather phenomena, although the quality of beans was affected.

Brazil’s coffee production for MY 2016/17 was revised upward to 56.1 million 60-kg bags, due to better than expected Arabica coffee yields.

Indonesian coffee production is expected to decline in the 2016/17 marketing year as the result of dry weather conditions in late 2015.

On October 27, 2016, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) temporarily (one year) eliminated import tariffs and value added taxes for scarce agricultural products...

The final amendment on standards and labeling for irradiated foods was published in the Official Gazette of India.

On August 16, the Minister of Agriculture signed a decree allowing an additional 33 product lines to be eligible for recognition under the protocol for fresh foods of plant origin (FFPO).

Ethiopia’s coffee production this year (MY15/16) is expected to climb slightly upward despite the El Nino drought.