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The turnover of the Dutch food retail industry in 2014 totaled € 33.3 billion. For 2015, turnover is expected to increase by 2.5 percent.

Guatemala has great potential for exports of organic agricultural products to the United States, European Union, and Japan.

Germany is by far the biggest market in the European Union with good prospects for U.S. food products like tree nuts, wine, processed fruits and vegetables, fruit juices and others.

Croatia’s organic food market, while small, is emerging with imported organic products dominating the market.

SAGARPA published a notification in the Diario Oficial (Mexican Federal Register) extending the deadline to comply with Mexico’s organic regulations to October 29, 2016.

As the well being trend is set to become even more prominent in Korea – U.S. Equivalency Agreement (KORUS EA) implementation since July 2014, the prospects for imported organic food seem very bright.

Growing demand from sophisticated consumers and an absence of trade barriers has resulted in Hong Kong’s rise to the 7th largest market for selected U.S. organic exports, valued at $8 million in 2014.

The organic arrangement between the U.S. and the EU in combination with growing demand for organic products in the EU creates opportunities for U.S. companies.

On September 10, 2014, the Russian State Duma approved and signed into effect the National Standard for Organic Products “Terms and Definitions”.

Since January 1, 2015, Latvia is holding for the first time the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The United States has an organic equivalency arrangement with Korea for processed organic products that took effect July 1, 2014. So long as terms of the arrangements are met...

FAS Japan helped the Organic Trade Association (OTA) organized two seminars in Japan in November 2014.