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Mexico maintains its position as the 15th largest economy in the world and the second largest economy in Latin America, though it experienced no economic growth in 2019.

With more than 83 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers, Germany is the largest market for food and agricultural products in the European Union.

The Costa Rican foodservice-hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) industry is being hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Rice export prices further declined 1-4 percent due to a lack of new inquiries.

In 2020, Vietnam had to confront dual COVID-19 and African Swine Fever outbreaks, which affected both animal feed demand and domestic oil consumption.

Latin America accounts for about 25 percent of global corn imports . The region’s corn demand for imported corn has grown steadily over the years supported by expansion in the livestock sector...

On September 14, 2020 China notified a draft revised National Food Safety Standard for Metal Materials and Articles for Food Contact to the World Trade Organization as G/SPS/N/CHN/1170.

On September 14, 2020, China and the European Union signed a bilateral agreement on geographical indications (GIs).

On September 23, 2020, China notified revised draft Measures on Supervision and Management of Food Labeling to the World Trade Organization as G/TBT/N/CHN 1401.Add.1.

On October 1, 2020 Mexico modified its Foreign Trade Law Agreement to comply with its new Front-of-Package Labeling (FOPL) law that also went into effect on October 1.

South African citrus exports, both globally and to the United States (U.S.), are expected to reach record levels in 2020.

Weekly report as of October 9, 2020, of COVID-19 impact on Indian port operations.