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As global avocado demand continues to grow, Mexican producers are looking to increase yields to meet that demand, particularly in the U.S.

The Indian HRI sector continues to expand as consumers increasingly demand a greater variety of food and beverage products at hotels and restaurants.

Korea’s total citrus production for Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 (October – September) is projected to increase six percent to 645,000 metric tons (MT) from 607,638 MT in MY 2018/19.

Australian fresh orange production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (April 2020-March 2021) is forecast at 500,000 metric tons, down slightly from the revised MY 2018/19 estimate.

In MY 2019/20, FAS Cairo forecasts fresh orange exports to reach 1.5MMT down from 1.7 MMT in MY 2018/19. Post attributes the decrease in exports to severe weather conditions that impacted production.

MY 2019/20 EU citrus production is projected to reach 10 MMT, a 12.7 percent decrease compare to the previous year.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20 (July – June), Korea’s fresh apple production is projected to increase 7 percent to 508,000 metric tons (MT), mainly due to favorable weather during the flowering....

In Austria, consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain are the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

In marketing year 2019/20, potato farmers in China are expected to reap a bumper harvest, with fresh potato production increasing by 5 percent year on year.

Vietnam's modern retail sector saw significant disruption in 2019 when two leading modern retailers, Auchan and Shop&Go, terminated their operations in Vietnam and were sold to two local companies....

On August 15, 2019, China's National Health Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released....

On August 30, 2019, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT regulating the management and use of food additives.