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Indonesia’s Agricultural Quarantine Agency issued Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 756/2015, recognizing California as a fruit fly free area on June 22, 2015.

Forecast MY2015/16 corn production is revised slightly higher, while forecast rice and wheat production are lowered slightly.

The China Food and Drinks Fair (CFDF, formerly Tangjiuhui), China’s largest and longest running food and beverage exhibition, is a semiannual event occurring each spring in Chengdu...

Export prices increased 1 to 4 percent due to foreign buyers’ concerns over the drought situation in main-crop rice growing areas.

The Government of India (GOI) reported a series of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in March and May 2015 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

On April 23, 2015, the Government of India (GOI) notified the Draft Order on Meat and Poultry Products in the Indian Market to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for comment.

The Far Eastern Group’s retail sector, primarily CitySuper, recently agreed to partner with the ATO Taipei to promote an American Food Festival throughout six stores from July 1-21.

This report supersedes VM5022 and provides a new summary and revised un-official translation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Circular 12/2015/TT-BNNPTNT, dated March 16..

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published on their website guidelines on product approvals.

On June 8, 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published on its website draft regulations related to mycotoxins in food. A comment period was also notified, with a deadline of August 7, 2015.

The Government of India (GOI) amended the Legal Metrology (packaged commodities) rules, 2011. This is 2015’s first amendment to the Legal Metrology Rules.

A levy on palm oil exports will be created as the result of Indonesian regulations 24/2015 and 61/2015. The levy will be used primarily to fund biodiesel subsidies.