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Although early indications were for a near-record New Zealand apple crop in 2020/2021, a number of factors have tempered expectations.

Post forecasts marketing year 2021/22 coffee production to increase by 5 percent to 5.41 million 60-kilogram bags.

China is aiming to tackle food waste from farm to fork and everywhere in between. The country launched a clean plate campaign last summer and passed the Anti-Food Waste Law at the end of April this year.

Continued sharp increases in food prices remain a concern in South Africa.

On May 12, 2021, China’s Ministry of Agriculture notified the U.S. Embassy in Beijing of the detection of African Swine Fever in Inner Mongolia. China is continuing to monitor the situation.

This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement.

Export prices for white and parboiled rice are still trending upward, with new inquiries from African markets and increased demand for glutinous rice from Asian markets.

In May 2021, Burma’s rice exports are forecast to decline with the expectation of the continued closure of Burma-China border checkpoints to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Russia notified the World Trade Organization of draft amendments to the EAEU technical regulation on food products labeling.

On April 20, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture amended the handling procedures for feed and feed additive products derived from the crossbreeding of genome edited varieties.

On April 20, 2021, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture announced the Sectoral Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture, called ABC+.

On May 6, 2021, Romania’s Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial poultry farm in central Romania.