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FAS/Bogota recently took SaborUSA on the road to Washington, D.C. and Virginia to explore the culinary richness of this historic region.

In the last decade, tree nut shipments from the United States to the EU-28 have doubled, reaching a record $2.98 billion in 2015, of which $1.8 billion were almonds.

In MY2015/16 an increase in walnut exports was expected, but mid-April rainfall turned these expected volumes downward as they could not be achieved.

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

The cattle sector is expected to grow only marginally in 2017. Cattle exports and slaughter are forecast to increase; coupled with heavier carcasses beef production will be on the rise.

The EU-28 broiler sector is expected to grow in 2016 and 2017, benefiting from slowly increasing demand, since it has been less affected than other meats by the economic downturn in Europe.

Post forecasts both beef and pork production to continue to increase in 2017 to 9.5 million metric tons and 3.8 million metric tons, respectively.

Post forecasts 2017 broiler meat production to reach 2.17 million metric tons based on stronger exports as domestic consumption is close to its ceiling.

The liberalization of the dairy market led to a strong increase of the slaughter of dairy cows. While the dairy cow herd is shrinking, the beef cow herd is slightly growing.

Post’s (MY) 2016/17 corn and sorghum production estimates have been revised downward from USDA/Official forecast due to smaller than previously estimated planted area and irregular weather conditions.

ruguayan beef exports for 2017 are forecast down marginally at 382,000 tons carcass weight equivalent.

The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on August 30, 2016, an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported to the United...