FAS Daily Attache Report Digest
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VIETNAM, October 18, 2004 -- The annual
update of Vietnam FAIRs report
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Annual
HONDURAS, October 18, 2004 -- This FAIRS
Report provides updates to five
sections: Food Laws, Labeling
Requirements, Pesticides and other
Contaminants, Product Registration,
Copyrights & Trademarks and Import
Procedures Sections. The current Central
American Customs Union process will
provide changes in various regulations
in August 2004.
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Updated FAIRS Report - 2004
OMAN, October 18, 2004 -- This is an
updated version of the Oman FAIRS report
(OM2011). This report provides extensive
and detailed information on Oman's
import and other regulatory
requirements.
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BERMUDA, October 18, 2004 -- Bermuda has
a vibrant hospitality industry that is
reinventing itself to mitigate the
current slowdown in the number of
tourist arrivals. Visitors spent over
$75 million in food and beverage
products in 2003. In addition, Bermuda's
population, one of the wealthiest in the
world, enjoys eating out year round. The
United States is the island's leading
trading partner, accounting for 76
percent of all food imports. The purpose
of this report is to help U.S. exporters
assess the existing and challenging
opportunities in Bermuda's HRI food
service sector.
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Caribbean Basin Nursery Export
Information
CARIBBEAN BASIN, October 18, 2004 -- As
the fourth largest regional export
market in the world, nearly $4 million
in U.S. imports in 2002, the Caribbean
is a lucrative market for the export of
nursery products and cut flowers. This
report is intended to provide U.S.
nurseries with information relevant to
the export of their products to the
various countries of the Caribbean
Basin. The contents of this report
include: plant certification
requirements, sources for locating
Caribbean importers, selected shipping
contacts, and links to Caribbean public
and private organizations.
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BERMUDA, October 18, 2004 -- Bermuda
accepts USDA and FDA food standards and
regulations on all food products
imported from the United States. Water,
milk, cream and meat are the only
products that have additional
requirements imposed by the government
of Bermuda. Products clearance is
normally quick and straightforward.
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Poland's EU Accession Dramatically
Boosts Its Dairy Sector
POLAND, October 18, 2004 -- Poland's
dairy products exports and prices
rapidly rose upon Poland's EU accession
May 1, 2004. This was stimulated by its
comparatively low prices, elimination of
TRQs with the EU-15 as it became part of
an EU-25 internal market, and
substantial processing facility upgrades
(many EU SAPARD fund and Government
finance supplemented). Production is
expected to increase even more due to
CAP program subsidy implementation, more
EU/Polish Government co-financed
investments, and lower feed costs due to
a record grain harvest. Prices are
expected to continue to rise but at a
slower pace and begin to stabilize as
they eventually near EU wide price
levels.
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BERMUDA, October 18, 2004 -- With a GDP
per capita of $35,200, Bermuda enjoys
one of the highest living standards in
the world. Bermudans are under heavy
fire from American media advertising,
and, as a result, are oriented to
American name-brand food products. The
United States is Bermuda's leading
trading partner exporting nearly $56
million in food and beverage products.
This report will help U.S. exporters
assess the existing and challenging
opportunities in the island's retail
food sector.
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, October
18, 2004 -- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
(S.V.G.), a multi-island independent
nation in the Windward Islands, has a
continuous growing economy mainly
sourced by tourism. The islands received
nearly 250,000 visitors in 2002 of which
more than 26 percent were from the
United States. The nation's Hotel,
Restaurant and Institutional (HRI)
sector has considerable potential for
development over the next years. This
report will aid U.S. exporters in
profitably entering S.V.G. HRI food
service sector.
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, October
18, 2004 -- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
(S.V.G), a multi-island independent
nation in the Windward Islands, has a
continuous growing economy. The nation
importerd $29 million worth of food and
beverage products from around the world
in 2002. The United States is the
leading supplier with 35 percent of the
market. Good oppotunities for U.S. high
value products are available in S.V. G.
This is intended to aid U.S. exporters
in successfully entering S.V. G. retail
food market.
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AUSTRALIA, October 18, 2004 --
Centrifugal sugar production is forecast
to increase in 2004/05, driven by a
projected increase in harvested area and
improved cane yield and sugar content.
The Australian sugar industry is
currently experiencing an improved price
outlook and a return to more normal
weather conditions following a period of
prolonged drought and low prices.
Exports are forecast to increase in
2004/05 in-line with the increase in
forecast production.
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INDIA, October 18, 2004 -- India's seed
imports in IFY 2002/03 (Apr-Mar) were
valued at $18 million, up 26 percent
from 2001/02. The U.S. continued to
remain the second largest foreign
supplier with a market share of 18.8
percent ($3.4 million).
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Turkey Promotion Opportunities
TURKEY, October 18, 2004 -- Due to its
large population, growing economy, and
booming tourism sector, there are
important market opportunities for food
and agricultural products in Turkey.
Despite these opportunities, cracking
the Turkish market can be difficult.
Attending one of Turkey's major food and
agricultural trade shows can be an
important first step to entering the
market. The largest food shows are held
annually in Istanbul and Antalya.
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BRAZIL, October 18, 2004 -- Brazilian
sugarcane production for MY 04/05 has
been revised upward to 385 mmt, up 7
percent from MY 2003/04, due to area
expansion and good weather conditions.
Sugar production is projected at 28.37
mmt, raw value, up 3 percent relative to
our last estimate due to higher
sugarcane availability and crushing
oriented towards sugar production. MY
2004/05 sugar exports are projected up
at 18.1 mmt, raw value. In September
2004, the WTO issued its ruling that the
European Union had exceeded limits on
the export of subsidized sugar in a
dispute panel requested by Brazil,
Thailand and Australia against the EU
sugar regime.
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Weekly Highlights and Hot Bites, Issue
#38
MEXICO, October 18, 2004 -- · MORE THAN
180,000 TONS OF DRY BEANS IN STORAGE IN
ZACATECAS · SAGARPA": THERE ARE ONLY
120,000 TONS OF DRY BEANS IN STORAGE,
BUT NOT IN ZACATECAS" · JAPAN RECOGNIZES
THE STATES OF BAJA-CALIFORNIA AND
SINALOA AS CPF-FREE · MORE MONEY FOR THE
MEXICAN COUNTRYSIDE · REJECTION TO
CHANGES RELATED TO THE 20 % TAX ON
FRUCTOSE · THE MEXICAN COUNTRYSIDE READY
TO FACE THE 2008 NAFTA TOTAL OPENING
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Weekly Highlights & Hot Bites, #40
INDIA, October 18, 2004 -- *Public and
Private sector Bt genes eye $218 million
Indian hybrid cotton market*.
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This Week in Canadian Agriculture -
Issue 35
CANADA, October 18, 2004 -- * Suspension
Lifted On Imports Of Chinese Apples *
Canada And China Sign Two Protocols To
Restore Trade In Livestock Genetics *
Cattle Producer Co-Op Chooses Dauphin
Manitoba For Beef Plant * Quebec Pork
Processors Merge * Late Season Slows
Canola Shipments * No Pumpkins For
Halloween? * Ontario Corn Production
Forecast To Increase For 2005 * Crop
Update * Test Show Further Presence Of
Potato Wart In Prince Edward Island *
Increased Sugarbeet Area For Ontario In
2005
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