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On February 14, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, converting quantitative restrictions on rice imports into tariffs.

Post expects MY 2019/20 corn imports to reach 4.15 million metric tons (MT), up 4 percent from the previous year, due to steadily growing demand for poultry feed.

On February 7, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization that it was invoking a volume-based special safeguard on imports of cornstarch....

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a surge in Kenya’s imports of corn, wheat and rice in the marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to widening local supply deficit.

Post forecasts Colombian corn and rice production to remain stagnant at 1.6 and 2.4 million metric tons (MT), respectively, as there are no incentives for growers to increase area planted.

FAS Amman (Post) forecasts Jordan’s wheat imports in MY 2019/20 to stay at 1.1 million metric tons (MMT), a figure largely in line with forecasted consumption rates.

Demand for feed ingredients in Japan remains strong in MY2018/19 as livestock inventories have seen little change.

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (July-June) to reach 8.77 million metric tons (MMT), up by almost 4 percent compared from 8.45 MMT in marketing....

In MY2014/15, U.S. corn exports continued their dominance of the Saudi market, reaching 1.2 million MT and accounting for 41 percent share of the market.

MY2019/20 rice and corn production is forecast to increase to record levels due to expanded acreage driven by attractive prices.

China’s food regulatory regime continues to evolve. In 2017, China issued numerous new regulations and measures to reflect the requirements introduced under the 2015 Food Safety Law.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Tunisia's Decree No. 94-1742, as amended, fixing the list of products excluded from the regime of freedom of foreign trade.