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U.S. corn exports to Peru sky-rocketed in CY 2014 to a record 1.7 MMT valued at $432 million.

Ecuador’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (July-June) is forecast to reach 5,000 metric tons (MT), down about 1,000 MT from the MY 2014/15 estimate.

According to industry sources, Bill C-48, most commonly known as the Modernization of Canada’s Grain Industry Act, is stalled and unlikely to be passed into law before the federal elections...

Canada’s Agricultural Growth Act, formerly referred to as Bill C-18, received royal assent on February 25, 2015 and is now law.

On February 16, 2015, the St Lucia Veterinary Service granted full market access to U.S. beef and beef products, ending 12 years of restrictions in place since the U.S. reported its first case of BSE.

The Andean Community of Nation's (CAN) issued Resolution 1762 on February 8, 2015, establishing that Ecuador is not authorized to impose import safeguards for goods originating from Peru and Colombia.

Peru’s calendar year (CY) 2015 pea and lentil imports are forecast at 73,000 metric tons (MT), up 16 percent compared to 2014.

Under the May 2012 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), certain commodities are imported into Colombia under TRQs.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) has the National Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASA) as the main regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products.

The Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) plans to gradually increase the number of pesticides tested for at their laboratory.

2015/16 Paraguayan soybean area is forecast at 3.6 million hectares, a nine percent increase in soybean area compared with 2014/15 estimates, based on expanded area for second crop soybeans.

Ecuador’s cocoa bean production is estimated to reach 255,000 metric tons (MT) in calendar year (CY) 2015 (up over six percent compared to 2014) and forecast to reach 300,000 MT in 2016.