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Despite COVID-19, Bangladesh’s cotton imports increased 9 percent in marketing year (MY) 2019/2020, to 7.5 million bales [or 1.63 million metric tons (MMT)].

Korea’s total citrus production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 (October – September) is projected to reach 660,000 metric tons (MT).

Domestic milk production is forecast to return to 2.03 million tons after spiking to 2.1 million tons in 2020.

Korea is in the process of drafting a proposal to revise its existing Living Modified Organism (LMO) Act to cover products of innovative biotechnologies, including genome edited products.

The Government of Bangladesh has demonstrated a willingness to adopt and implement modern agricultural policy frameworks and guidelines that supports the safe and appropriate use of science...

The United States exported $8.9 billion in agricultural and related products to South Korea in 2019, making it our fifth largest agricultural export market.

On November 12, 2020, Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) released a revised 2020 rice production estimate of 3.507 million metric tons (MMT), down an additional 3.4 percentage points from the initial...

Since May, Bangladesh’s grain farmers have had to overcome a cyclone, heavy monsoon rains, and consistent inflow of floodwaters from India.

In marketing year (MY) 2020/21 (July-June), FAS Seoul projects Korea’s pear production to decrease by 20 percent (to 160,000 MT) mainly due to reduced planted area and unfavorable weather conditions..

The MY 2020/21 wheat import forecast remains unchanged at 4 MMT. 2020/21 corn consumption projections are revised up to 12 MMT, consisting of 9.7 MMT for feed purposes and 2.3 MMT for food, seed...

Korea’s juice market is dominated by large domestic manufacturers. Imports, while making up less than 15% of the market, are on the rise.

The jams, jellies and preserves market is growing steadily. Domestic manufacturers are expanding their market share by launching products targeted to Korean consumers’ needs.