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FAS
Weekly Attache
Report Digest
Oct 29,
2004
FAS Daily Attache Report
Digest
Annual
ALGERIA, October 28, 2004 --
Liberalization of the
Algerian food Processing
sector provides U.S.
suppliers opportunity to
sell agricultural products
to the growing Algerian
economy. In some cases
processors seek direct
contact with U.S. suppliers.
A growing number of
supermarkets can provide
outlets for imported high
value products.
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JAPAN, October 28, 2004 --
Japan's strawberry
production, estimated at
205,000 metric tons in 2003,
is slowing down due to labor
shortage in some regions.
Domestic strawberries are
mostly sold in the winter
and spring, but Hokkaido
farmers start harvesting
their strawberries in the
summer for sale to Japan's
confectionary industry. The
United States exported 3,900
metric tons of fresh
strawberries to Japan in
2003, down 3.8 percent from
the previous year. These
were valued at $30.34
million (CIF). The
California Strawberry
Commission's "summer
strawberry" campaign very
successfully promoted
California strawberries in
Japan's retail and food
service sectors. China is
the leader in sales of
frozen strawberries to Japan
with a 58 percent market
share. The United States
exported 7,697 metric tons
of frozen strawberries to
Japan in 2003, down 7.2
percent from the previous
year.
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Shanghai Housing
Update
CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF,
October 28, 2004 --
Shanghai's housing prices
increased by up to 30% in
2003, leading to widespread
concern over a real-estate
price bubble, but estimates
for 2004 to date indicate
that price increases are
slowing. The dynamics of the
housing markets are
changing, with young
professionals becoming an
important factor. The
Chinese government and the
government of Shanghai are
both implementing a number
of regulations and policies
that are likely to affect
housing markets in the
future
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Annual
ROMANIA, October 28, 2004 --
Domestic supply of raw milk
for processing, although
still low, is improving in
parallel with investments
made in collection and cold
storage infrastructure.
Consumption of dairy
products is modest, but
urban demand is pushing
product diversification,
quality improvement and
attractive packaging. In the
recently concluded accession
negotiations with EU, the
national reference quantity
for milk was set for Romania
at 3,057,000 MT. Added to
this will be the "Reserve"
(in 2009) that will
supplement the quota by
accounting for current
on-farm consumption.
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ECUADOR, October 28, 2004 --
U.S. consumer-oriented
exports to Ecuador have
experienced significant
changes since 2000, when the
Ecuadorian economy was
dollarized. In 2003 U.S.
exports increased by 48%,
due mainly to the rapid
development of supermarkets
and food service operations.
However, the U.S. has lost
market share from 16% in
2000 to 11% in 2003, mainly
to Peru and Chile, whose
exports to Ecuador in the
same period have grown by
548% and 124% respectively.
It is expected that the
U.S.-Andean Free Trade
Agreement will improve the
competitiveness of U.S.
consumer products in this
market.
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KENYA, October 28, 2004 --
Establishment of personal
relationships is key in
successfully marketing
agricultural products in
Kenya. Once trust is
established, a productive
working relationship can be
expected.
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Provisional
Measure for 2004/2005
Biotech Soybean Planting
BRAZIL, October 28, 2004 --
The government was forced to
issue another Provisional
Measure to address the
planting of the
2004/2005-soybean crop. This
Provisional Measure was
necessary in order to avoid
a major disruption of the
market because the Brazilian
Congress failed to pass the
new Biosafety Bill before
the planting season.
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Mercosul and
Andean Group Agreement
BRAZIL, October 28, 2004 --
Mercosul and the Andean
Community of Nations (CAN)
signed an agreement for an
integration of the two
blocks, after 10 years of
negotiations. The agreement
will create the 5th largest
economic trade block in the
world with 360 million
consumers, and a GDP around
US$ 950 billion.
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AUSTRALIA, October 28, 2004
-- Dried vine fruit
production is forecast to
increase in 2005/06,
assuming average weather
conditions. Dried vine fruit
exports in 2005/06 are
forecast to increase, while
imports are expected to
decline, reflecting the
favorable 2005/06 production
forecast.
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