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The Costa Rican retail sector continues to grow with an increasing number of modern supermarkets stocking a growing range of imported products.

Weather conditions ranging from excessive heat to cooler than average temperatures, and from drought to excessive moisture, have curbed MY 2023/24 EU winter grain production expectations.

The Philippines is an emerging market for halal products due to its growing Muslim population.

Taiwan has temporarily revised its quarantine requirements to curtail disease-zone restrictions for imported eggs and egg products.

Economic slowdowns in Indonesia’s export destination countries curbed Indonesia’s imports and consumption of wheat.

The General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC) trade data through the first six months of 2023 show an 8.3 percent increase in the total import value of agricultural commodities compared to the same period last year, and relatively flat exports over the same period.

This report outlines the Philippine government requirements for the importation of corn. It also provides points of contact for key Philippine government authorities.

For MY 2023/24, lower area and poor yields are expected to push production levels well below the previous year’s levels.

On June 30, 2023, the Department of Trade and Investment-Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2023-004 or the “Guidelines on the Availment of Duty Exemption/Value-Added Tax and Customs Duty Exemption on Importation of Capital Equipment, Raw Materials, Spare Parts and Accessories under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law."

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, which entered into force on January 1, 2020, improved market access for U.S. products through the creation of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for food wheat, wheat products, malt, processed cheese, whey, glucose and fructose, potato starch, corn starch, and inulin.

After a notable chicken meat production decline in 2022, the Ukrainian poultry industry is expected to make a limited recovery in 2023-24.

This report provides information on the food and agricultural product import requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina.