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Uzbekistan is a major producer of cotton. The government continues to lower the targeted cotton planting area and production of seed cotton to increase vegetable and fruit production....

This report is an update to the 2017 Food Processing Ingredient Report.

India is expected to produce 6.4 million metric tons (MMT) of rapeseed and mustard in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 (Oct-Sept) on 6.7 million hectares.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published directives to allow food business operators (FBOs) to use existing labels for seasoning....

India notified its draft amendments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to licensing and registration of food business.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published directives to allow food business operators (FBOs) to use pre-printed packaging materials....

Pakistan’s imports of oilseeds are expected to exceed edible oil imports for the first time ever in marketing year 2017/18, reflecting the growing importance of oilseed meals....

The Government of Kazakhstan replaced its Minister of Agriculture on December 15, 2017.

Pakistan continues to make significant progress towards implementing a full-fledged biotechnology and seed regulatory structure that is expected to facilitate the introduction of new seed....

Soybean area and production levels for MY 2018/19 (July-June) are projected to increase to 80 thousand hectares (HA) and 152 thousand metric tons (MT) respectively, due to a switch from Boro rice....

MY 2017/18 raw cotton production is projected at 135,000 bales based upon favorable weather and expansion of American Upland cotton planted area.

Pakistan’s marketing year 2018/19 cotton production is forecast at 8.8 million 480 lb bales, up 500,000 bales from the revised 2017/18 estimate.