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Peru’s exports of fresh asparagus in 2020 were down 10 percent due to COVID-19 and internal transportation issues. Exports are forecast to rebound to 138,000 metric tons in 2021.

On November 15, China joined 14 Asia-Pacific countries in signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.

On February 16, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for eight agricultural chemicals (Kasugamycin, Chloropicrin, Validamycin...

On February 4, 2021, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) opened a public comment period for a proposed amendment to the handling of crossbred progeny...

On February 1, Japan agreed to recognize Geographic Indication (GI) protections for 21 agricultural products and 7 alcoholic beverages from the European Union (EU) through the...

Peruvian avocado exports are estimated to reach 450,000 MT in 2021, increasing 10 percent by volume compared to the previous year.

The United States is the second largest exporter of pet food to Japan with 16.4 percent of the market led by Thailand (33%) and followed by France (16%).

The Government of Japan’s 2020 third supplementary budget allocates 1.05 trillion yen ($10 billion) to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to fund...

On January 29, the Japanese government announced that it would reduce planned imports of butter to 6,400 metric tons (MT) in Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2021 from 14,000 MT the previous year...

On February 1, 2021, the European Union and Japan announced that they will each add 28 additional food products to the list geographical indications (GIs) protected under the EU-Japan Economic...