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Japan: ALIC Continues COVID-19 Dairy Support Payments

As part of the 2020 Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) third supplementary budget the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) received 17.6 billion yen ($161 million) to operate a COVID-19 countermeasure support program for cattle fattening...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the foodservice sector. Due to ongoing disruptions during the crisis, operators need to stay agile and adapt their business strategy in order to survive.
On June 27, 2021, the South African government announced that the country would be under a heightened, level 4 lockdown as a result of the rise in COVID-19 infections and the increase in hospital admissions.
On June 27, 2021, South Africa re-introduced the prohibition of the sale, dispensing and distribution of liquor products for 14 days due to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections. This is the fourth ban on liquor products since the start of...
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El Salvador: e-Commerce flourishes with COVID-19

Two years ago, Salvadoran consumers had few options for online purchases.
In response to a third wave of COVID-19 infections, a new 30-day state of emergency was declared for much of Japan on January 7.
The first full year of the newly negotiated U.S. specific High Quality Beef (HQB) quota with the European Union ended with U.S. beef exports reaching 12,806 MT.
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India: COVID-19 in India - Weekly Port Situation Update

Weekly report as of January 8, 2021, of COVID-19 impact on Indian port operations.
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India: COVID-19 in India - Weekly Food Retail Update

Weekly report as of December 31, 2020, of COVID-19 impact on India's food retail sector.