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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has issued a proposed revision of tofu specifications and standards, which would allow the packaging of tofu for storage at room temperature.

Export prices of white and parboiled rice further declined by 1 to 2 percent while prices for fragrant rice continued to increase.

China’s food regulatory regime continues to evolve. In 2017, China issued numerous new regulations and measures to reflect the requirements introduced under the 2015 Food Safety Law.

This report lists the major export certificates required by the Chinese government for imports of food and agricultural products. After a fourteen year hiatus, in 2017 China reopened its market...

On January 9, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization of Measures pertaining to the Inspection and Supervision of Import and Export Prepackaged Food Labeling as TBT/CHN/1246.

Article 93 of the 2015 Food Safety Law makes recommendations in the case of imported products without a Chinese food safety standard.

China continues to be the world’s largest seafood producer with overall seafood production estimated at 69.96 million tons (MMT) in 2017, up 1.4 percent from the previous year.

Japanese beef and pork production remained flat in 2017 as slightly heavier carcass weights offset lower slaughter numbers. Total imports of U.S. beef reached a 14-year high...

Despite abnormal weather patterns during October 2017 through January 2018, New Zealand milk production and exports are unlikely to be adversely affected.

Japan’s free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and the soon-to-be-signed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will reduce tariffs....

Export prices declined significantly by 5 to 10 percent as foreign buyers are waiting for new supplies of MY2017/18 off-season rice which will enter the market in the next couple of weeks.

With new mature area entering full production and expectations for above trend yields, the 2017/18 palm oil production forecast is maintained at 38.5 million tons, a 5.5 percent increase from 2016/17.