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South Africa: Trade Shows in South Africa Update

Currently there are no USDA endorsed trade shows planned in South Africa in 2020.
U.S. alfalfa hay pellets and cubes were among a number of U.S. agricultural products that received new or expanded access under the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement...
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South Korea: Grain and Feed Update

FAS Seoul’s MY 2020/21 Korean rice production forecast is 3.86 million metric tons (MMT) – up three percent from the initial estimate – due to higher than expected actual planted area.
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Philippines: Retail Foods

The Philippine food retail sector has grown 25 percent over the past five years, reaching approximately $50 billion in 2019.
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Costa Rica: Retail Foods

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has shaken the Costa Rican economy, and there is great uncertainty over about how quickly it will recover.
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Germany: Retail Foods

Germany is by far the biggest market for food and beverages in the European Union. The food retail sector is saturated, highly consolidated, and competitive.
Infographic looking at the agricultural trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The U.S. exported nearly $40 billion in agriculture to these two countries in 2018.
Russia has recently updated its food-ban-related legislation to streamline transit of embargoed food through its territory using a “track and trace” electronic tracking system.
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Spain: Retail Foods

In 2019, the U.S. exported $1.9 billion in agricultural, seafood and forest products to Spain.
On June 30, 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Circular 08/2020 to postpone the implementation of new maximum levels (MLs) for Salmonella and heavy metals...
From July 1, 2020, Japan will require all retailers to charge a fee for the use of plastic shopping bags, with the exception of biodegradable plastic bags...
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India: Cotton and Products Update

Post estimates cotton production at 28.9 million 480-lb bales in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 on an area of 12.9 million hectares.