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On May 17, Japan formally removed the requirement that U.S. beef exported to Japan be derived from cattle less than 30 months of age.

This report provides general background information on Macau’s Food Import Regulations and includes the following additions to the 2018 report.

Australian wheat production is forecast at 20 million metric tons (MMT) for 2019/20 while barley production is forecast at 8 MMT, with some growers likely to switch to other crops, such as wheat.

Rice export prices remain unchanged.

From April 20-21, 2019, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences co-hosted the "China Agricultural Outlook Conference....

This report is an update to the “Singapore Opens Market to Full Range of U.S. Beef Products” GAIN report issued on 2/4/2016.

China’s soybean imports are estimated to fall to 84 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 18/19 and 83 MMT in MY19/20, compared to 94.1 MMT in MY17/18.

The Fall Armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) – a crop-eating pest – first detected in China in January 2019 has spread across China’s southern border and currently impacts about 8,500 hectares....

Growth in Chinese sugar production is expected to slow in 2019/20, with sugar cane acreage forecast to remain steady and sugar beet acreage forecast to increase slightly.

Rice export prices declined 2 percent due to an expected tender of government rice stocks.

Graphic showing the top markets for U.S. ag exports in 2018. Canada was the top market, followed by Mexico and the European Union.

On April 2, 2019, China Notified the “Food Safety Standards Administration Measures (draft for comments)" to the WTO SPS Committee as SPS/CHN/1130.