FAS Colombia is writing a series of reports on the opportunities and challenges for U.S. agriculture under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), which went into force in May 2012.
This report analyzes the demand for pet food for dogs and cats in Colombia and the county’s use of the pet food tariff rate quota (TRQ), which will increase by 4% per year and be phased-out by 2019.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

EU-28: Potatoes and Potato Products Annual

Driven by a higher potato production in MY2014/15, EU exports of frozen potato products are expected to be up.
For the first time since the High Quality Beef (HQB) quota was increased to 48,200 tons in 2012, the European Union’s (EU) quota for non-hormone treated beef could be filled during the first quarter.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced its intent to import 3,000 metric tons (MT) of butter and 10,000 MT of non-fat dry milk (NFDM) in response to anticipated shortages.