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Singapore’s economy expanded 4.4 percent in 2024 and is expected to slow in 2025 due to global uncertainties and trade conflicts.

Burma’s certification requirements for U.S. exports have not changed since 2024. This report lists the major certificates required by Burma’s government agencies for agricultural imports from the United States.

This report provides an overview of Burma’s fruit market and highlights opportunities for U.S. fruit exporters to Burma. China and Thailand are Burma’s primary trading partners.

The Report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products from the United States to Singapore.

The report discussed food and agricultural export product certificate required by the Singapore Government.

FAS Rangoon forecasts Burma’s rice and corn production to increase in MY 2025/26 due to improvement in average yield, driven by favorable weather and flood recovery compared to MY 2024/25.

Burma will launch online applications for Import Recommendations for Livestock and Fishery products on February 15, 2025.

This report contains information about Food Service industry in Burma. It provides an overview of market opportunities and key channels of distribution for U.S. food and beverage products destined for the food service market in Burma.

Singapore’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sector is vibrant, dynamic and highly competitive with sales totaling $9.4 billion USD in 2023. Consumption patterns are mainly driven by convenience, technology, and changing demographics, health and international food trends with a focus on sustainability and influences by social media (Facebook and Instagram).

This report described Burma’s current production, regulations and trade for genetically engineered products, as well as recent activities focused on agricultural biotechnology. Burma’s (also called Myanmar) National Biosafety Framework and Biosafety Guidelines have been pending approval by the Ministry of Agriculture since before the 2021 coup.

Singapore does not have any domestic commercial production of plant biotechnology. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) website lists 108 genetically engineered (GE) crops approved for use as food for direct consumption, ingredients, and further processing into ingredients for other food in the country.

The retail food sector is highly competitive in Singapore with no single country holding over 16 percent of the consumer-oriented products market share. Singapore’s economy is beginning to slow due to cost-of-living, inflation, and supply chain challenges.