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This report is an update of TW2023-0048 Taiwan Wood Pellets Market Brief - New Environmental and Energy Priorities Realize Opportunity for $300 Million in U.S. Wood Pellets, published in 2023.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) invites public comments on three different proposed Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) revisions until May 17, 2025.

On March 31, 2025, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) issued Decree 73/2025/ND-CP, reducing the Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) import tariff rates on corn, soybean meal, ethanol, frozen chicken drumsticks, in-shell pistachios, almonds, fresh apples, cherries, and raisins. The decree takes effect immediately.

On March 4, 2025, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced it was suspending processing imports of U.S. logs. GACC stated that these suspensions were in response to recent detections of forest pests such as bark beetles and longhorn beetles in U.S. shipments.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, Spain imported $1.7 billion worth of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.

On 23 November, the Ministry of Agriculture issued revised regulations on import licensing requirements for horticultural products.

The Government of India (GOI) published draft amendments to the 2003 Plant Quarantine Order that could affect the import of certain plants and plant materials; including, North American softwoods....

In 2016, Spain imported $1.8 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.