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Japan will provide preferential dairy access to the European Union (EU), New Zealand and Australia through two separate free trade agreements which could enter into force as early as 2019.

The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has concluded its barley purchases for marketing year (MY) 2017/18.

On April 20, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) invited public comments on revised Japan Agricultural Standards (JAS) for sawn lumber and Cross Laminated Timber....

The Government of Japan revised the national liquor tax law in 2017.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Tunisia’s import requirements for corn and soybean meal.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco’s maximum limits of contaminants in food, as established in 2016, with some limits set to come into force in 2020.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's microbiological standards for food of animal origin, as established in 2004.

On April 17, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced a revision to its biofuel policy that creates a market opportunity for up to 366 million liters....

High prices for Japanese table rice led to Japan’s full utilization of the simultaneous buy and sell quota (100,000 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2017, and are expected to lead to continued....

On March 15, 2018, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it will apply the organic Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) to foods that contain ingredients of animal origin....

The Algerian Ministry of Agriculture reported favorable early prospects for the MY2018/19 winter grain crop.

The Japanese food processing industry is one of the worlds’ most advanced and sophisticated, with yearly output valued at over $200 billion.