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On March 12, 2019, the Thai Excise Department issued a new Excise Department Notification, which extends by 180 days (six months) the timeline for full implementation of the Certificate....

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (July-June) to reach 8.77 million metric tons (MMT), up by almost 4 percent compared from 8.45 MMT in marketing....

Egypt’s agricultural sector is a dynamic, fundamental component of the economy. Agriculture accounts for 11.7 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) (2017 estimate).

With further expansion in mature area, palm oil production is forecast to continue to increase, reaching 43 million tons in 2019/20.

The log harvest for the year ending September 2018 totaled 35.8 million cubic meters of roundwood, 2.5 percent higher than the previous year and is significantly ahead of the previous government’s....

New Zealand’s 2018 beef production peaked at 670,000 metric tons (MT) carcass weight equivalent (CWE) while exports totaled 633,000 MT CWE.

African Swine Fever outbreaks continue in China, affecting all aspects of the swine and pork industry.

Rice export prices increased 1 percent due mainly to the strengthening Thai baht.

The January 2019 outbreak of foot and mouth disease in South Africa led to several countries, including China, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, eSwatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe, suspending imports....

The CY 2019 cattle (Bos taurus or Bos indicus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) population is estimated at 306.4 million head.

On February 1, 2019, South Africa notified Post of the amended guidelines for the utilization of tariff rate quota allocations for U.S. bone-in chicken imports.

On November 30, 2018, South Africa announced receipt of an application by the domestic poultry industry to increase the customs duty on frozen chicken meat imports.