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The Venezuelan private sector supports biotechnology use and application. Nevertheless, the Venezuelan authority maintains a ban on the domestic use and research of modern biotechnology-derived agriculture.

The FAIRS Annual Country Report contains baseline information for Bangladesh as it relates to agricultural and food products. In addition to an overview of the Government of Bangladesh’s regulatory infrastructure on production and import control policies this report includes FAS/Dhaka’s assessment of laws and requirements for food and agricultural imports.

This report outlines the technical requirements and certificates for exporting food and agricultural products to Bangladesh. Post has made changes to Sections, I, II, and IV.

This report outlines market conditions and opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports to expand or enter the Venezuelan market. While the economy stagnated in 2023, Venezuela is the sixth largest South American destination for U.S. agricultural and related product exports.

In 2023, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products to Bangladesh were valued at $17.1 million, accounting for less than 1 percent of the market share of the $2 billion in consumer-oriented products Bangladesh imported.

In calendar year 2023, Venezuelan agricultural imports dropped 8 percent year-on-year to $2.7 billion. By volume, however, agricultural imports increased 4 percent year-on-year owing to a decrease in import prices. Agricultural imports from the United States totaled $675 million, down 9 percent from 2022.

On April 4, 2024, the Government of Bangladesh issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) allowing the bulk import of animal feed ingredients without labels; fixing an issue that was causing tariffs to be applied to shipments of feed ingredients when bulk containers did not have labels in them.

This report identifies the export certification requirements for agricultural and food products. The Venezuelan ministries issue import permits, import licenses, and register processed food products.

This report is an annual update of Venezuela’s agricultural product import standards and enforcement mechanisms for U.S. exporters of agricultural commodities, foods, and beverages.

In 2022, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products to Bangladesh were valued at $9.5 million, accounting for less than 1 percent of the market share of the $2 billion in consumer-oriented products Bangladesh imported.

Post lowers the forecast for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 raw cotton imports to 7.5 million bales on lower work orders for garments coupled with Bangladesh’s economic challenges including declining foreign exchange reserves. The export value of ready...

This is a periodic report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.