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Post forecasts that China’s fluid milk production will grow slightly due to productivity gains on large-scale farms, but the overall herd size will remain unchanged in 2018.
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Japan: Japan Reduces Planned NFDM Imports to 750 MT

On May 27, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that it would revise planned imports of nonfat dry milk (NFDM) from a previously announced volume...
From June 1, 2020, Japan will require the use of a revised sanitary certificate for fresh oyster exports.
The overall Thai economy is projected to slow down significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report provides general background information on Macau’s Food Import Regulations.
On April 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19 air travel disruptions, Japan notified the World Trade Organization via G/SPS/N/JPN/755 that Japan would temporarily accept electronic copies...
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Hong Kong: Regulating Edible Oil

This report provides an update on the Hong Kong government’s earlier intention to regulate edible oil and draws U.S. industry’s attention to Hong Kong’s setting of the maximum level...
On April 8, 2020 France published its fifth emergency decree banning fresh cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is permitted in cherry production.
This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Armenia-BelarusKazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meetings...
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines to test imported fresh produce for pesticide residues according to the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 387...
On May 11, 2020, China notified the General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (GB7718-xxxx) (Draft Standard for Comments) to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/CHN/1420...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Israel: Israel Voluntary Quota Updates May 2020

Updates to Israel's quota allocation policy and new voluntary quotas announced in May 2020.