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On March 6, 2023, China notified an amendment to the National Food Safety Standard for Jellies to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1264. The deadline for comment submission is May 5, 2023.

On March 31, 2023, India’s Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying/Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), published its integrated veterinary health certificate (VHC) for the import of milk and milk products into India.

El Salvador’s food manufacturing sector has been able to successfully adapt to a challenging environment and has provided signals of a rapid recovery, despite facing a continuous crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain shortages that increased the costs of raw materials and other inputs needed to produce food.

In 2022, the French food processing sector encompasses approximately 17,300 companies ranging from small family-owned businesses to some of the world’s largest multinationals.

Japan introduced an emergency program to induce early slaughtering of less-productive dairy cows in March 2023 as an incentive to reduce excess milk production and support dairy farm management.

Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Arab world and home to a growing food manufacturing and processing sector. Total investments in the sector are projected to reach $70 billion in 2030, an increase of approximately 59% over total investments in 2016.

The United Arab Emirates' food processing sector continues to expand, bolstered by strong economic growth and local demand. There are over 568 food and beverage processors and manufacturers in the UAE, most of which are small to medium size.

Since the Netherlands lifted all COVID-19 related restrictions at the end of February 2022 and most people returned to the workplace, new opportunities continue to emerge for U.S. agricultural products. Consumers are especially interested in healthier, more convenient, nutritious, and high-quality products.

On March 6, 2023, China notified the National Food Safety Standard: Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants (GB25596-xxxx) to the WTO SPS as G/SPS/N/CHN/1268. This Draft Standard will replace the existing National Food Safety Standard: Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants (GB25596-2010).

Demand for food processing ingredients such as tree nuts, dairy products, pulses, meat, and frozen and dried fruit is expected to continue to expand. Exporters are encouraged to visit China and meet with potential partners in this large and growing market for high quality U.S. products.

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy. The food industry in Peru accounts for almost 27 percent of the industrial gross domestic product. The sector declined 3.9 percent with respect 2021, mainly due to international externalities such as higher costs of food ingredients and energy.

As factories have effectively returned to pre-COVID operations, food and beverage manufacturers have purchased more food and beverage ingredients to address domestic consumption. However, elevated inflation of near six percent remains the primary driver of food and beverage spending.