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As elsewhere, the Taiwan food service sector suffered a major setback with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite recording no domestic cases until March 2021, Taiwan food sectors were impacted by a lack of tourists as strict border controls limited travel.

Shipment delays due to congestion in U.S. ports and container availability constrained U.S. dairy exports despite lower and competitive prices for U.S. SMP, cheese, and whey products.

Seeking to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus through imported foods, the Macau government has been testing chilled and frozen foods and their packaging. After one year of monitoring, Macau did not identify any virus-contaminated shipments.

The Chinese government unveiled its 14th Five-Year National Agriculture Green Development Plan (hereinafter referred to as “the Plan”) on September 8, 2021.

The Bulgarian dairy industry developed successfully and made good progress in 2020. The total dairy herd increased by six percent, cow milk production grew by more than seven percent, and milk collection and processing also expanded.

Post forecasts Burma’s rice export lower in October due to the continued closure of all border checkpoints along the Burma-China border, poor demand from African and EU countries, and high shipping costs.

Fluid milk production in Ukraine continued to decline in 2020/21 due to a decrease in the dairy cow population. Although the number of efficient industrial farms is growing, the majority of milk is produced by less efficient households. Raw milk purchase prices grew significantly in 2020/21.

Imported wheat ensures Nigeria food security amid a growing population since domestic production remains minimal.

This report contains notes taken by U.S. Mission China staff during two recent outreach sessions conducted by a surrogate(s) for the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) on Decrees 248 and 249.

Rice export prices increased from last week as the Thai baht strengthened against the U.S. dollar

On October 1, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries affirmed that in a change from its previous announcement in January it will increase the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter to 9,500 MT, although it will maintain non-fat dry milk (NFDM) imports at 750 MT for Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2021.

Trade and production of blueberries is expanding globally as product development boosts their profile in form and function.