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Canada: Canada to Phase Out Two More Neonicotinoids

Two Pest Management Regulatory Agency special reviews have proposed cancellation of all outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam over three to five years.​
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Cote d'Ivoire: 2018 Rice Semi-Annual Update

Post projects milled rice production for MY 2018/19 at 1.45 million metric tons (MMT), unchanged from the April 2018 report.
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Canada: Poultry and Products Annual

FAS/Canada projects record high Canadian broiler meat production in 2019, as solid Canadian demand sustains continued expansion in the ‘supply managed’ chicken sector.
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Ghana: Ghana Confirms Outbreak of African Swine Fever

Ghana confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in five (5) districts in the Central Region of Ghana in May 2018.
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Canada: Grain and Feed Update

Canadian durum and spring wheat area planted grew in 2018 as low soil moisture levels at planting, disease pressures on canola, and planting cost comparisons helped drive the first gains in total....
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Ghana: Ghana Opens Market to U.S. Cattle

On June 21, 2018, Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) confirmed acceptance of a USDA-proposed Veterinary Health Certificate for the export of cattle from the United States.
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South Africa: Raisin Annual

Post forecasts that raisin production will increase by 6 percent to 70,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2018/19 MY, from 66,100 MT in the 2017/18 MY.
On June 8, 2017, the South African National Assembly passed the Border Management Authority Bill.