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On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published the revised “National Standard for Seed of Food Crops – Part 1: Cereals (Draft for Comments)."

Israel’s planted citrus area in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast to be 16,200 hectares (ha), the same as MY 2022/23. The production area is estimated at 15,850 ha due to low profitability and water shortages, which has disincentivized farmers to plant new citrus crops.

Taiwan published its annual list of food and agriculture imports receiving enhanced border inspection in 2024. U.S. fresh cherries are the only U.S.-origin item on the list. This announcement is effective from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

In 2022, Austrian organic sales reached $2.94 billion, a new high, and remain at a high level in 2023. Despite a difficult market environment with high inflation and a significantly increased cost of living, organic sales increased by over five percent compared to 2021.

Export rice prices grew one percent despite the weakening of the Thai baht, as exporters secured rice supplies to fulfill contracted shipments to ASEAN countries.

On December 6, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Colombia issued Resolution 2056, by which it amended Colombian Resolution 2013 of 2020 (known as the “sodium rule”). This amendment allows for U.S. exporters to utilize self-declarations to certify compliance with maximum sodium levels in processed products.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Celebrates the Holidays with U.S. Food Ingredients and Wine; Hongkongers Make 1.32 Million Outbound Trips Over Christmas Break...

FAS Prague organized a high-end culinary event at the Ambassador’s residence featuring U.S. food ingredients to showcase their appropriate use in unconventional, fine-dining food service.

This report provides the latest information on Turkiye’s regulatory system for establishing maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides on food products and how to license plant protection products (PPPs).

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) opened consultations on the establishment of a federal plastics registry as a reporting tool to monitor and track plastic, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through...

Australia is a crucial market for U.S. fresh fruits because of the year-round demand for high-quality products. The U.S. has benefitted from a well-established reputation for producing quality and safe fruits.

On December 27, 2023 the Government of Mexico published a presidential decree to extend the exemption of tariffs and easing of administrative procedures for the importation of basic food basket products through December 31, 2024.