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The MY 2018/19 Turkish cotton crop now estimated at 550,000 hectares and 920,000 MT (4.2 million bales).

On June 4, 2018, the government of India (GOI) released the National Policy on Biofuels-2018.

Until September 30, 2018, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will allow imported organic products to enter India with a non-detachable sticker....

Post lowered its MY 2018/19 area and production forecast to 11.8 million hectares and 28.5 million 480 lb. bales.

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 is 590,000 metric tons (MT), which is 70,000 MT more than the MY 2017/18 estimate.

The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a directive that permits the use of lecithin as an emulsifier in infant food formulas....

Turkey reduced the import tariff on Brans under HS code 2302 from 5 percent to 0 percent according to a governmental decree.

On July 26, 2018, the Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) invited World Trade Organization (WTO) members to comment on its revised standards....

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amended the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011....

On July 27, 2018, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft regulation related to processing aids.

On August 3, 2018, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued a notification delaying the implementation date of tariff increases on several U.S. agricultural products....

Raisin production forecast in Turkey in MY 2018/19 is 295,000 MT, down slightly from MY 2017/18 due to quality issues from heavy rains during the late spring and summer in the Aegean region.