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The Secretariat of Agriculture Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published a Mexican Official Norm that sets out new requirements for conducting evaluation studies....

Mexican Hass avocado production is forecast at 1.9 million metric tons (MMT) or more for marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

In MY 2017/2018, palm oil production increased 23 percent due to new-planted areas starting to bear fruit.

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Colombian coffee production fell further than expected to 13.8 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE).

While Chile remains the tenth largest producer of seeds in the world and the United States is the largest market for Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, seed developers and researchers....

On May 29, 2018, Guatemala sent its draft biotechnology regulation to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Colombia remains open to the adoption of biotech-derived commodities and innovative technologies.

On June 1, 2017, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the “Organic Law on Agrobiodiversity, Seeds and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.”

In Nicaragua, imports of genetically engineered crops (GE) are limited to use as animal feed.

Researchers at Texas A&M University, along with USDA Economic Research Service agricultural economist Constanza Valdes, recently published a study on Brazil’s potential as a customer and competitor...

For 2018/2019, apple and pear production is forecast to increase over last year, despite lower planted area, but remain below historical levels.

USDA FAS Cooperators in Mexico are beginning the programming of events for a second year of a Global Based Initiative that has already successfully delivered the message of healthy eating....