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The growing hypermarket, supermarket and minimarket sectors offer significant opportunities for U.S. food products.

On December 15, 2017, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) announced that it will start to collect sugar tax from all sweetened beverages, excluding 100% fruit juices....

In 2016 U.S. agricultural exports to Indonesia totaled more than $2.6 billion, making it the 8th largest market for U.S. agriculture.

On 23 November, the Ministry of Agriculture issued revised regulations on import licensing requirements for horticultural products.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) corn, soybean and cotton in South Africa increased to 2.7 million hectares in 2016, a 17 percent increase....

South Africa`s production of grapefruit, oranges and lemons/limes is forecast to increase in the 2017/18 MY, based on the increase in area planted and normal weather conditions....

The South African retail food sector is sophisticated and well developed relative to other markets on the African continent.

The United States bone-in broiler meat exports above the annual 65,000 ton anti-dumping duty free quota will continue to be subjected to an anti-dumping duty of R9.40 per kilogram.

Indonesia’s hotel and restaurant sector grew about 5 percent in 2017. Continued urbanization, tourism and MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibitions) activities drove the growth.

Rice supply and demand forecasts are unchanged from the last report, and only minor changes are made for wheat and corn.

Indonesia needs a variety of raw materials for its food processing industry, and offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers.

Due to favorable growing conditions and reports of higher production throughout the sector, palm oil production is forecast to reach 38.5 million tons in 2017/18, and 2016/17 output is revised....