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Since last reported in GAIN, South Africa has not finalized issues related to its concerns over the trade measures that stop exports of U.S. poultry, beef, and pork.

China’s E-commerce market surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest E-commerce market in 2013.

China banned imports of all poultry and poultry products from the United States in January 2015 due to high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in the United States.

Post forecasts that the 2015/16 MY raisin production will decrease by thirteen percent to 55,000 MT, following the record level raisin production of 63,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in South Africa was unchanged in 2014, at 2.9 million hectares, making South Africa the ninth largest producer of GE crops in the world...

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...

Council of European Union Approves Kazakhstan's Accession to WTO . . . Nazarbayev Encourages Increase in Exports to Russia . . . Poultry from Ukraine and Russia Restricted . . .

Driven by growing demand for animal products, China’s soybean imports are estimated to hit a record 74 million tons in MY14/15, and continue to surge to a forecast 77.5 million tons in MY15/16.

For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts that South Africa will return to be a net exporter of about 1.5 million tons of corn, as commercial production is expected to exceed 12.0 million tons...

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

UNOFFICIAL translation of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine draft Administrative Measures for the Entry and Exit Inspection Quarantine Supervision of Grain.