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The Malaysia food retail sector is rapidly developing, and high-end/premium grocery stores are increasingly popular.

Cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) provides U.S. exporters with a growing retail channel to reach Chinese consumers.

On October 17, 2019, Japan announced plans to strengthen enforcement of phytosanitary certificate requirement (PCR) for agricultural imports and to revise the PCR exemption list for imports....

On October 3, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft amendments to Japan’s Plant Protection Act regarding phytosanitary certificate requirements.

Taiwan’s total apple imports are forecast to increase to 145,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2019/20, as imports return to normal levels following the substitution effect in MY 2018/19....

Export prices for most grades of rice remain unchanged, except for fragrant rice, which declined approximately 3 to 4 percent.

The new 20-year AEDP (2018 – 2037), which was approved by the Cabinet on April 30, 2019, is likely to lower the biofuel consumption target.

Update on latest moves by the relevant government agencies and affected stakeholders after the National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) determined to ban three active ingredients....

Apple production and exports continue to increase in New Zealand.

With a young and growing middle-class and rising incomes, food and beverage processing in Vietnam has shown strong growth in the past five years.

China’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 production of deciduous fruit, especially apples and pears, is expected to rebound sharply from the previous year’s low levels.

Rice export prices are virtually unchanged as reduced domestic prices are offset by the strengthening of the Thai baht.