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On May 23, 2019, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) held its first public meeting to study how products derived from genome editing technology could be labeled.

Rice export prices remain unchanged.

The Fall Armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) – a crop-eating pest – first detected in China in January 2019 has now spread across 15 Chinese provinces....

Japan’s revised GE labeling system is expected to become effective Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2023 (April 1, 2023).

South Africa has a well-developed business market and is a gateway to Sub-Saharan African markets.

Taiwan is an important trading partner and offers many opportunities for sales of U.S. food and agricultural products.

FAS Rangoon successfully intervened to ensure the smooth arrival of the first bulk shipment of an agricultural commodity to Burma.

Rice export prices remain unchanged. The government sold remaining rice stocks of 42,225 metric tons in the tenders issued last week.

Turkey has removed the tariff increases imposed on US products in August 2018, halving the total additional tariffs imposed in 2018, effective immediately on May 21, 2019.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts a near normal Southwest Monsoon for 2019 suggesting that June to September rainfall is likely to be 96 percent of the Long Period Average (LPA).

Following big yields and a record corn crop of 3.5 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018, Bulgarian farmers are expanding area planted in MY2019/20 to take advantage of favorable spring weather....

Rice export prices increased slightly due to the strengthening Thai baht.