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On December 9, 2011, President Humala approved Law 29,811, establishing a ten-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms.

With land values skyrocketing in the rapidly urbanizing Lurín locality (40 kilometers south of Lima), dairymen seek to reduce feed costs and pump-up productivity to remain competitive.

On July 15, 2015, Peru’s Chief Veterinary Officer in SENASA approved the Health Certificate for the import of U.S. live cattle into Peru.

Ethanol production for calendar year (CY) 2016 is forecast at 160 million liters, a 33 percent reduction from our CY 2015 estimate.

Maderera Andina, a Peruvian lumber importer and wholesaler of U.S. engineered wood products, is stimulating its use in the Peruvian market.

FAS Lima and the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) joined forces to support the Enterprise Trade Florida Mission, which took place during April 24 to 25, 2015.

Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (April/March) is forecast at 4.2 million bags (60- kilograms per bag), increasing over 4 percent compared to the previous year.

FAS/Colombia is writing a series of reports on the opportunities and challenges for agriculture under the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), which went into force in May 2012.

U.S. agricultural exports to South America nearly doubled in the past four years, reaching a record of more than $8 billion in calendar year 2014.

On April 18, 2015, Peru approved Supreme Decree 007-2015-SA, establishing technical parameters for labeling sugar, salt and saturated fats of food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Peru suspended imports of poultry products from the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Montana.

Cane sugar production for MY (May/April) 2015 is forecast at 1.24 MMT, up from 1.22 MMT in MY2014.