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For over a decade, Peru has been one of the world’s top performing economies, registering sustained high growth accompanied by low inflation.

On December 15, 2017, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) announced that it will start to collect sugar tax from all sweetened beverages, excluding 100% fruit juices....

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy. U.S.-origin food processing ingredient exports to Peru are forecast at $202 million in 2017.

Peru has established a new price band for rice that aims to increase importing costs. The new price band uses changes the reference price from Thai to Uruguayan rice prices.

Peru’s food retail sector sales will rebound in the medium-term, benefiting from government stimulus measures seeking to boost consumer spending.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) corn, soybean and cotton in South Africa increased to 2.7 million hectares in 2016, a 17 percent increase....

South Africa`s production of grapefruit, oranges and lemons/limes is forecast to increase in the 2017/18 MY, based on the increase in area planted and normal weather conditions....

Peru’s international recognition as a gastronomic hub has created opportunities to introduce complementary food products into the market.

The South African retail food sector is sophisticated and well developed relative to other markets on the African continent.

The United States bone-in broiler meat exports above the annual 65,000 ton anti-dumping duty free quota will continue to be subjected to an anti-dumping duty of R9.40 per kilogram.

Peruvian rice producers are demanding that the government reinstate import duties for rice.

Peru's 10 year moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops remains in force. The Ministry of Environment tests conventional imported seed shipments upon arrival which has raised concerns...