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FAS Rangoon (Post) forecasts Burma’s rice and corn exports larger in MY 2022/23 due to strong demand from African, EU, and ASEAN countries. Post forecasts Burma’s wheat imports down in MY 2022/23 due to low domestic demand, restrictions on buying of foreign currency, and changing import policies.

Most raw materials for food processing are imported into Singapore due to its limited land, natural resources, livestock, and agricultural production. Singapore imported $680 million of U.S. processed food products in 2021.

Post forecasts smaller Burmese rice exports in March due to a smaller supply; however, Burmese rice exports will remain strong due to high world prices and anticipated strong demand from African and EU countries, China, and the Philippines.

The Burmese Government published new labeling requirements for prepackage food on January 20, 2022. An unofficial translation of the original order is attached to this report.

Post forecasts that Burmese rice exports will continue to rise in February in anticipation of regular demand from China through official channels, increased broken rice demand from EU countries, continued demand from regional countries, and a rebound in demand form African countries.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is seeking comments on the draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022, concerning provisions for the use of pathogen reduction treatments (PRTs) on raw meat.

Singapore’s highly import dependent, multi-billion-dollar food industry is driven by robust consumer spending, high disposable incomes, and intense urbanization.

Singapore's Ministry of Health published a final rule to implement mandatory nutrition labels and advertising prohibitions for Nutri-Grade beverages.

This report discusses food and agricultural export product certificates currently required by the Singapore Government.

This report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products from the United States to Singapore. Updates in this report include modifications to the Singapore Food Regulations (guidelines governing imported food).

Post forecasts higher Burmese rice exports in January in anticipation of regular demand from China through official channels, increased broken rice demand from EU countries, and continued demand from the Philippines.

Since Burma initiated a series of political and economic reforms in 2011, U.S. agricultural exports have grown over 80-fold, reaching a record $174 million in 2019 and $167 million in 2020 despite the COVID-19 situation.