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Domestic and export rice prices did not change from the previous week. The Thai government finalized the sale of 1.96 million metric tons of rice stocks.

On December 26, 2017, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (“Diario Oficial” – DOF) three announcements modifying tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for five products.

In late 2017, Ethiopia contracted to buy 800,000 metric tons of imported wheat, valued at $225 million.

South Africa should return to being a net exporter of corn in the 2017/18 MY and 2016/17 MY on higher production after South Africa had to import 2.2 million tons of corn in the 2015/16 MY....

Good opportunities may exist again for U.S. Grain exports due to the exemption from VAT for products destined for animal feed and the removal of the import licenses.

Despite lower precipitation in Summer 2017, the high quality of the Canadian 2017/18 wheat crop has contributed to short supplies of wheat for feeding, as wheat growers hold their crop....

Canada has proposed re-evaluations of two neonicotinoids: clothianidin and thiamethoxam. The public comment period will close on March 19, 2018. ​

The Government of Guatemala is accepting FDA Certificates of Free Sale or State issued certificates of Free Sale to register processed food products with the Ministry of Health.

Pakistan is a small but growing market for imported consumer food products and the small modern retail sector is growing slowly.

Post forecast Australian wheat production at 21.5 million metric tons (MMT) for 2017/18 reflecting the late and significant improvement in seasonal weather conditions....

Faced with rising prices and reports of supply shortages in some areas, on January 11 the Minister of Trade (MOT) announced a plan to import up to 500,000 tons of rice.

More than 70 percent of French household food purchases are made in supermarkets and local smaller discount stores.