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This report highlights the first-ever participation of a Senegalese delegation at the IFT FIRST 2025 event and expo in Chicago.

On October 2, 2025, the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) issued notification number 5 of 2025 which provides an update on fiscal year rice and broken rice exports to date along with domestic rice price information by variety and recommendations for the local industry.

Hong Kong did not have any policy changes to regulations pertaining to genetically engineered (GE) products since the 2024 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual report. GE products are subject to the same food regulations of conventional foods.

Agricultural biotechnology constitutes an opportunity for U.S. suppliers, as non-governmental and governmental organizations have encouraged its integration into the Haitian economy in recent years.

The new government administration that took office in June 2024 has shown interest in agricultural biotechnology and its potential to strengthen agricultural competitiveness in El Salvador.

The Dominican Republic remains a reliable market for U.S. bulk agricultural commodities (e.g., corn), intermediate goods (e.g., soybean meal), and high-value consumer-oriented products (e.g., processed foods), with total exports reaching $2.3 billion in CY 2024.

Bangladeshi farmers are cultivating two genetically engineered (GE) crops: Bt eggplant and Bt cotton. Biosafety regulators approved confined field trials for late blight resistant potato variety development events.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2026, Chile’s dairy sector is projected to maintain steady growth, supported by strong milk production and favorable climatic conditions.

China's dairy market is currently saturated with excess fluid milk, driving farmgate prices down since mid-2022. While overall milk output is forecast to slightly decline in 2025 as smaller farms exit the market, large processors are investing in cheese, butter, and functional powders to capture higher-value segments.

China’s domestic production of tree nuts, notably walnuts, macadamia nuts, and hazelnuts, is growing as consumer awareness regarding the nutritional and healthy attributes of tree nuts is driving increased demand in the Chinese tree nut market.

This report provides an overview of the Italian food retail and distribution sectors, outlining market trends and areas of potential sales growth. Italy’s retail food sales reached $179.5 billion in 2024 and is expected rise through 2025 on strong demand in supermarkets as well as discount and convenience stores.

With economic growth bolstering household expenditures, retail revenues continue to climb with an increase of 9 percent in 2024. Despite steep competition with Brazil’s own robust food processing industry, U.S. consumer-oriented exports to Brazil increased by 12 percent last year, driven by growth in distilled spirits and nuts.