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On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA) issued Resolution No. 048-AG-2016, disabling the Sanitary Registration of all imported non-iodized salt for human consumption.

The Brazilian ethanol-use mandate remains unchanged at 27 percent (E27).

Colombia’s biofuel mandates remain unchanged resulting in little incentive to increase production or consumption.

Canada has had a federal mandate requiring five percent of the national gasoline pool to be renewable (ethanol) and two percent renewable content in diesel fuel.

In MY2015/16 Chile’s climatic conditions were not favorable for cherry production.

On August 3, the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade initiated a “study of Canada Border Services Agency’s Duties Deferral Program as well as other issues such as diafiltered...

A lower than anticipated domestic corn supply is forcing prices up, putting pressure on the pork and poultry sectors, and forcing the government to intervene.

Broiler meat production is forecast to expand 2.5 percent in 2017, as chicken continues to be competitive and an attractive substitute to red meat.

The United States exported 836 million gallons of non-beverage ethanol in 2015, nearly all of which was used for fuel.

During the evening of July 14, FAS Lima hosted 210 participants for a pet food promotion event focused on communications between veterinarians and pet food shop owners and their clients.

On January 15, 2016, USDA and USAID executed a participating agency program agreement (PAPA) titled Cacao for Peace.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast to rebound to historical levels of 35,000 MT in CY 2017 due to favorable weather conditions.