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All sections of the 2016 Exporter Guide were updated to include the latest economic data and import regulations.

FAS Guatemala has learned that the Ministry of Economy (MINECO) will eliminate select tariff lines currently being used to import U.S. poultry leg quarters duty free outside of the CAFTA-DR...

U.S. exports to Kazakhstan have done well this year, in spite of a variety of obstacles to U.S. exports in Kazakhstan (economic climate, tenge devaluation, transit issues).

U.S. lamb can now be exported to Guatemala with an FSIS export certificate (9060-5). Previously approved seafood export facilities can continue to export to Guatemala with a NOAA export certificate.

There have been few developments in Kazakhstan over the last year with regard to genetically engineered (GE) products. The draft law “On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities” was...

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.

On September 19, 2016, Ministerial Decree 160-16 was published effectively rescinding the decree that required site inspections by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) of all U.S. and third-country...

Extensive rains in Kazakhstan during the wheat growing season resulted in a crop which is significantly larger than last year.

Kazakhstan notified the WTO on July 11, 2016 of recent amendments to their veterinary regulations, including measures to be taken when Bovine Leukosis is found in imported cattle.

Since the United States entered into the CAFTA-DR trade agreement, U.S. agricultural exports to the six CAFTA-DR countries have more than doubled.

Kazakhstan notified the WTO on July 11, 2016 of recent amendments to their veterinary regulations, including measures to be taken when Bovine Leukosis is found in imported cattle.

On June 13, 2016 the Decree releasing the second stage of 2016 Kazakh quota was signed by the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.