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The Office of Agricultural Affairs forecasts that China’s MY2014/15 raisin production will increase by 9 percent to 180,000 tons.

Japan’s fresh-cut vegetable market is growing despite the fact that the country’s overall vegetable consumption continues to decline.

Export prices remained unchanged from the previous week. The government is likely to issue a new public tender next week.

Drought in major cattle regions in Australia has significantly increased slaughter and production as producers bring forward turnoff, depressing domestic prices but boosting exports.

On December 31, 2013, China’s National Standardization Technical Committee on Cotton Processing published the final version of National Standard on cotton baling (GB6975-2013).

In June 2013, the Philippine Department of Agriculture formally allowed the importation of U.S. fresh table stock potatoes for consumption.

The recent detection of substandard lard produced from recycled cooking oil has caused the recall of hundreds of food products in Hong Kong and generated new proposals to regulate cooking oil waste.

Seven U.S. exhibitors reported over $130,000 in projected sales following a successful participation in the inaugural Natural and Organic Products Expo Asia 2014 held in Hong Kong during August 27-29.

MY 2014/15 sugar production is forecast at 13.3 million tons, down one million tons from MY 2013/14 on falling acreage.

Malaysia has a relatively small consumer base for wine. Nonetheless, U.S. sales were a record in 2013, and U.S. wines can build upon this through more educational and promotion efforts.

Export prices declined 1 to 2 percent due to the sales of government stocks and the weakening of the Thai baht this week. The government continues to sell its rice stocks only for export.

The report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.