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The Brazilian orange crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is forecast at 415 million 40.8-kg boxes (MBx), equal to 16.93 million metric tons (mmt), an increase of 14 percent relative to the current...

The Government of Senegal is reviewing and revising its new biosafety law which may include language for an expedited approval process for certain genetically engineered (GE) products.

Post forecasts 2020/21 planted cotton area at 1.5 million hectares (ha), with production at 12.06 million bales (2.63 million metric tons – MMT), more than a 13 percent decline....

This report provides an overview of The Gambia’s regulations for food and agricultural products.

The United States exported $69.8 million of food and agricultural products to The Gambia in calendar year (CY) 2019.

On November 18, the Brazilian National Energy Policy Council published a resolution to allow for the use of imported materials – either raw soybeans or soybean oil - in the production of biodiesel.

The ATO/Sao Paulo coffee production estimate for MY 2020/21 (July-June) remains unchanged at 67.9 million 60-kg bags.

Brazil's consumer inflation has been steadily rising over the summer and into the fall. The increase has, in large part, been fueled by spiking food and beverage prices.

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry (MAPA) issued a normative instruction meant to facilitate imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn and soybeans from the United States.

On October 7, 2020, Brazil adopted additional requirements for the import of fresh fruits and materials of plant origin intended for propagation or reproduction into Brazil.

The National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) published new regulations on nutrition labeling of packaged food products.

In 2019, the Brazilian food service industry reached US$117 billion. The 2020 forecast was signaling to an upward trend; however, the COVID-19 outbreak reshaped this estimate.