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This report details the steps which US exporters must navigate in order to successfully place their product in the Dominican market.

Estimated milled rice production in Myanmar for MY 2015/16 has been reduced by 400,000 metric tons from the MY2014/15’s level due to flooding in late July and early August.

Flood inundated more than 400,000 hectares of farmland including 393,031 hectares of monsoon paddy fields and about 72,064 hectare of other crops such as corn, sesame and pulses...

Despite legislation limiting importation of genetically modified raw materials, the regulatory framework to implement that legislation never been finalized.

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

With over $1.3 billion in U.S. agricultural products exports to the DR, the country represents the sixth largest market for U.S. agricultural products in Latin America.

Dominican imports of dairy products exhibited strong across-the-board growth in 2014.

The Dominican Republic is now the fifth largest market for U.S. consumer oriented products in the Western Hemisphere with exports reaching $485 million in 2014.

Production of rice, corn, beans, and pulses is forecast to rise in MY 2014/15 and MY 2015/16, offering greater export opportunities.

During Marketing Year 2014/2015 (MY 2014/15) Post projects overall sugar production of 540,000 Metric Tons (MT), down from 561,324 MT produced during MY 2013/14.

Wheat consumption in the Dominican Republic during MY 2015/16 is forecast at 390,000 MT, with imports remaining strong at 520,000 MT.

The Dominican Government (GoDR) has implemented policies to foster the production and stability of the rice market.