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The Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Sao Paulo hired a Brazilian research institute to gather data to help the ATO further develop a social media strategy to increase U.S. food promotions with Brazilian consumers.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed a series of webinars in 2021 to showcase U.S. products among Brazilian professionals in food and feed industries. The events discussed global trends, technical applications in the industry, and uniqueness of these U.S. products.

ANUFOOD Brazil will have its third edition in Sao Paulo on April 12-14, 2022. Due to the success of the ANUFOOD trade show in 2020, the Foreign Agricultural Service's Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Sao Paulo will host a USA Pavilion. The USA Pavilion will serve as a place to strengthen trade relations between American exporters and local importers and distributors.

The Brazilian government is currently reviewing and consolidating the overall set of regulations that establishes technical and administrative procedures to the country’s legal framework.

This report identifies Brazil’s import requirements for foreign export certificates. An export certificate matrix and outline are included.

The Hong Kong government ordered the culling of 2000 hamsters in Hong Kong. The order was issued over fears of an animal-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus after a pet shop saleswoman tested positive for the Delta variant, and samples collected from hamsters at the pet shop were also positive.

In response to Hong Kong’s new quarantine requirements on locally based cargo crew, on December 30, 2021, Cathay Pacific airlines announced the suspension of all long-haul cargo and cargo-only passenger flights until January 6, 2022.

Post lowered its 2021/22 forecast for soybean planted area to 40.4 million hectares (ha) and soybean production to 136 million metric tons (MMT). This season sowing began optimistically, with most soybeans planted on time compared to last year.