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New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules for plant and animal products but also imports large volumes of food and beverage products. This report outlines regulatory requirements and standards for food and agricultural products exported to New Zealand.

South Africa is the world’s leading producer and exporter of macadamia nuts. Post estimates that 2025 production will decline by four percent from 2024 due to adverse weather conditions, which have led to yield losses and smaller-sized nuts.

This biannual report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in dairy products.

FAS Bogota successfully negotiated a one-year pause to the implementation of Decree 2478, a regulation governing mandatory food facility registration to Colombia's National Institute for the Surveillance of Drugs and Foods (Invima) by U.S. facilities and sanitary authorities.

Over the last five years, Kazakhstan has undergone a gradual but strategic shift from wheat and other grains towards greater oilseed production, especially sunflowers.

After a challenging start to the winter crop season in the southern production regions—due to low soil moisture and below-average rainfall—widespread rain in the first two weeks of July has improved conditions.

Marketing year (MY) 2025/26 wheat production is under pressure from sub-par spring and winter wheat conditions in key Prairie provinces—drought is a central challenge. Exports, especially durum, are strong.

On July 22, 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Justice and the Israeli Ministry of Health issued a request for public comments on proposed changes to the Annex of European Union Directive 396/2005.

On March 27, 2025, China’s NHC and the SAMR jointly released the National Food Safety Standard Food Microbiological Examination Enumeration of Escherichia coli (GB 4789.38-2025).

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

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) issued Sugar Order No. 8 (SO8), which authorizes the importation of 424,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar.

On June 30, 2025, China notified the Measures for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials (Revised Version) to the WTO under G/SPS/N/CHN/1282/Add.1.