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El Niño conditions for Australia remain present, but this has been pushed aside in late spring and early summer after the eastern states received above-average rainfalls. This situation has prompted a rise in the sorghum production forecast for MY 2023/24 to 1.8 million metric tons (MMT), and the rice production forecast remains strong at 522,000 metric tons (MT) with the support of ample irrigation water.

On January 5, 2024, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) notified the National Standard for Quality Grading for Gramineous Seeds (Draft for Comments) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/TBT/N/CHN/1786.

This report serves as a practical guide for U.S. exporters wishing to initiate or increase exports of U.S. consumer-oriented and seafood products to Vietnam. It provides an overview of the market potential, practical tips, consumer preferences and trends, food standards and regulations, import and inspection procedures, and useful contacts.

Rice export prices increased 1-2 percent despite the weakening of the Thai baht.

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine (DAPQ) has provided USDA China with a new format for submitting overseas facility registration lists for commodities under their authority.

On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published the revised “National Standard for Seed of Food Crops – Part 1: Cereals (Draft for Comments)."

Taiwan published its annual list of food and agriculture imports receiving enhanced border inspection in 2024. U.S. fresh cherries are the only U.S.-origin item on the list. This announcement is effective from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

Export rice prices grew one percent despite the weakening of the Thai baht, as exporters secured rice supplies to fulfill contracted shipments to ASEAN countries.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Celebrates the Holidays with U.S. Food Ingredients and Wine; Hongkongers Make 1.32 Million Outbound Trips Over Christmas Break...

Australia is a crucial market for U.S. fresh fruits because of the year-round demand for high-quality products. The U.S. has benefitted from a well-established reputation for producing quality and safe fruits.

This report offers a preliminary agricultural update post-earthquake on the current situation that devasted the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa, and Toyama Prefecture on New Year’s Day.

On December 11, 2023, China’s Secretariat of National Food Safety Standard Review Committee of the National Health Commission (NHC) published an announcement soliciting public comments on twenty-one national food safety standards.