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In fiscal year 2020 (October 2019-September 2020), total U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico declined by five percent to $18.1 billion from the previous fiscal year.

On November 23, 2020, the Crop Production Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released for domestic comment the draft national food safety standard...

On November 4, 2020 China notified a draft revised National Food Safety Standard for Paper and Paperboard Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Food to the WTO...

The Netherlands, as a Member State of the European Union (EU), conforms to all EU regulations and directives.

Building on its geographical location and strong industrial base, the Czech Republic has an open, export-driven economy, highly integrated in global trade.

On December 9, a draft decree was released on Mexico’s National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (CONAMER) website that calls for a phase-out of use of both glyphosate and genetically modified...

On November 12, 2020, China notified a revised draft of the Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1191.

Hong Kong’s imports of U.S. agricultural and food products declined drastically, 33 percent, between January – October 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

In October 2020, the Ministry of Commerce published notification 68/2020, which reduced the number of tariff lines that require an import license.

Weekly report as of December 11, 2020, of COVID-19 impact on Indian port operations.

The European Union follows a complex, rolling system of review for use of active ingredients and Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in food.

On December 4, 2020, the European Commission published a roadmap outlining its intention to develop a contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in the EU in times of crises.