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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, Hong Kong’s retail food sector sales rose 1.29 percent to $12.06 billion, a positive growth trend forecast to continue, especially in segments where U.S. products have strong....

As hotel and restaurant expansions continue, demand for high-quality U.S. food and beverage products by the HRI food service sector in Hong Kong is expected to remain robust.

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....

Infographic illustrating the state of U.S. tree nut exports which topped $7.4 billion in 2016.

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

ATO Hong Kong co-organized an U.S. artisanal cheese tasting event with U.S. Dairy Export Council on November 29, 2017, hosting over 60 guests from the food industry.

In 2017, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) confirmed that U.S. bison meat can be exported to Hong Kong with a Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) health certificate (FSIS 9060-5).

The updates to this report include the framework of the proposed amendment to Hong Kong’s metallic contamination regulation.

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.

Hong Kong’s biotech situation has not changed over the past year.