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On September 20, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) invited public comments on a draft amendment to the notification concerning cross laminate timber....

Lanzhou is a rising second-tier city in Northwest China that is now increasingly able to provide U.S. food and agricultural exporters opportunities in the retail and hotel, restaurant....

Rice export prices increased approximately 1 percent due to the strengthening Thai baht and new demand for white rice under the government-to-government agreement with China.

High rice prices due to tight supplies, rising fuel prices, and market distribution inefficiencies will force the Philippine government to import more rice to stabilize prices....

On Thursday, September 13, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals....

Typhoons, heavy rains and prolonged high temperatures in the summer of 2018 are expected to negatively affect both the yield and quality of rice and wheat produced in Japan.

At current price levels, China will likely import less U.S. almonds, pistachios and walnuts due to the additional import tariffs placed on U.S. tree nuts....

Rice export prices remain unchanged while the government finalizes the sale of 267,418 million metric tons of non-food quality rice stocks.

After more than seven years of intermittent talks, Indonesia has concluded negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement with Australia.

China is by far the largest importer of hides and skins in the world, supplying the massive leather production industry.

For the first time in a decade, direct flights to the United States from Northeastern China will be possible.

Korean imports of seafood in 2017 totaled $4.98 billion, up 10.7 percent from 2016 due to rising prices and increased imports of white fish and shrimp.