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Rains have caused flooding in five states, although pan-India rainfall is three percent below the 10-year average for the southwest monsoon (June 1 through Aug. 28).

On August 2, 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) released its Fourth Advance Estimate for Indian Crop Year (ICY) 2015/16 (July/June).

The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on August 30, 2016, an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported to the United...

Japan’s current renewable energy policy focuses on generating power from solar, wind, and geothermal sources. Imports of wood pellets have been increasing for thermal power generation.

Local ethanol production is expected to increase through 2017 due to a modest buildup in capacity.

Colombia’s biofuel mandates remain unchanged resulting in little incentive to increase production or consumption.

The Canadian Government has opened consultations on the administration of the new Tariff Rate Quotas and Origin Quotas that will be established under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive...

On June 16, 2016, the Government of India (GOI) introduced a 20-percent export tax on raw and white sugar (Customs Notification No. 37/2016) in response to higher international sugar prices.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published on their website guidelines on product approvals.

On June 13, 2016, the Mexican Service of Administration and Disposition of Assets published an announcement in the Diario Oficial containing the public tender for the last two state-owned sugar mills.

Egypt imposed an EGP 900 ($101.35) per metric ton tax on exported sugar effective May 18 until the end of 2016.

MY2016/17 sugar production is expected to remain relatively flat at 70,000 tons, which signals limited progress of Nigeria’s backward integration plans for sugar production.