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In December 2022, the People's Republic of China announced changes to its pandemic response policy, signaling a shift that removed previous restrictions which impacted food and agricultural trade and marketing.

Brazil continues to offer excellent export opportunities for U.S. companies. In 2022, Brazil’s imports of consumer-oriented agricultural products were US$5.2 billion, an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year.

Post revises down MY 2023/24 soybean production to 158.5 MMT due to poor weather outlooks resulting from El Niño, particularly in the Centre West states, which may affect final yields currently projected at 3.507 kg/ha.

Argentine imports of consumer-oriented food and beverages in 2023 are projected to remain at 2022 levels, due to continuing economic uncertainty, weak consumer spending, and the expectation of another year of high inflation.

Thanks to consumers' growing preference for healthy food and earlier successful marketing of nuts and dried fruit products across the country, China's consumption and demand for nuts and dried fruit has exploded over the past few years.

Post forecasts 2024 imports will be fall by 4.5 percent to 210,000 metric tons (MT). Since the presidential elections in 2022, Angolan chicken meat imports have been decreasing due to devaluation of the Angolan currency (kwanza) and growing food price inflation.

This report provides information on the export certificates required by the Government of Croatia. This is an annual report that was updated in November 2023.

Austria as a member of the European Union (EU), applies EU regulations to the imports of agricultural products. U.S. export certification requirements for most products destined for the EU are harmonized.

This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural product imports into Austria. As a member of the European Union, Austria follows EU directives and regulations.

This report provides information on the food and agricultural product import requirements for Croatia. Croatia, as a member of the European Union, follows EU directives and regulations.

As a member of the European Union, France implements EU regulations for the import of animal and plant products.

This report focuses on specific Spanish certification requirements that differ from or are in addition to EU-harmonized certification.