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FAS Manila worked with Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) of California to connect with a new importer and build a bigger market for U.S. almonds in the Philippines.

Producing less than one percent of its growing dairy requirement of 1.886 MMT in 2014, the Philippines continues to be a major global importer of dairy products, especially milk powder.

The Philippines has for years mandated biodiesel and ethanol blending in local petroleum diesel fuel and gasoline.

The Philippines is the 8th largest sugarcane producer and the third largest U.S. sugar tariff rate quota recipient.

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

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.

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

Post’s September forecast for MY14/15 total oilseed production is 55.8 million tons, down by 5 percent from an estimated 58.7 million tons in MY13/14.