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On April 16, 2018, China’s Food Safety Bureau (formerly of the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) stopped using the electronic Trade Document Exchange System (eTDE)....

Rice export prices increased 2 to 5 percent in response to demand for white rice from Indonesia.

Japan will provide preferential dairy access to the European Union (EU), New Zealand and Australia through two separate free trade agreements which could enter into force as early as 2019.

Turkey has a modern and developed food processing industry which represents 16 percent of all manufacturing in the country.

On April 6, 2018 France published its third emergency decree banning cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is legal.

Guatemala is one of the major food processing countries in Central America. U.S. suppliers have a good opportunity to export bulk commodities and raw materials for further processing....

Slight planting area growth in some regions raises 2018/19 Paraguayan soybean area forecast to 3.5 million hectares coupled slightly lower yields producing 9.8 million tons, a 2 percent decline....

Post forecasts 2018/19 soybean area stable at 1.2 million hectares with yields averaging 2.5 tons per hectare expected to produce 3 million tons.

Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2018/19 is forecast to be 6.57 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV), although there is not yet an official forecast.

China will lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate applied to sales and imports of agricultural products (including grains) from 11 percent to 10 percent.

The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has concluded its barley purchases for marketing year (MY) 2017/18.

Assuming average weather conditions during the growing season, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s 2018/19 grain and pulses production at 123.68 million metric tons (MMT), 10.3 MMT less....