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Export prices increased 1 percent due to lower-than-expected sales of government rice stocks.

FAS/Pretoria hosted 13 U.S. exhibitors for the second annual International Food and Drink Event Africa (IFEA) in Johannesburg on November 5-7, 2014.

The South African 2014/15 MY (Marketing Year) citrus exports are forecasted to decrease based on the uncertainty in the EU market.

U.S. exporters of foods in hermetically sealed containers to Thailand can use U.S. FDA’s Filed Process Filing document as the equivalent certificate to meet new requirements.

Export prices declined 1 percent as the government will issue a tender for around 400,000 metric tons on December 22.

Export prices declined 1 percent in anticipation of the sales of government rice stocks. The details of a new public tender for 400,000 metric tons will be announced on December 11, 2014.

Thai rice exports reached a record high in October 2014 fueled by the sales of the government stocks.

Export prices increased 1-3 percent, particularly for fragrant rice, in response to the implementation of an on-farm pledging program that the government approved on last week.

Avian Influenza in Europe coupled with anti-dumping duties and the recent rise in the import tariffs of broiler meat will escalate local poultry meat consumer prices in South Africa.

The recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Europe, coupled with anti-dumping duties and the recent rise in the import tariffs of broiler meat will escalate local poultry meat consumer prices.

Cotton consumption and imports by Thailand are estimated to decline in MY 2014/15.

Export prices declined 1-3 percent due to the seasonal peak of main-crop rice supplies.