| The following Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports were released on Tuesday, January 19, and Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
Brazil: FAIRS Export Certificate Report There were no substantial alterations on the regulatory framework for agricultural goods in 2020 except for the review of nutritional labeling by the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) and the addition of a new topic on this report - Trade Facilitation (TF). Related to TF, the United States and Brazil signed an updated version of the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC), aiming to reduce bureaucracy on foreign trade operations.
The food processing industry in Bulgaria accounts for about 20 percent of the country's industrial output. Bulgaria produces dairy products, confectionery products, meat and meat products, bakery products, horticultural products, and fishery products. Over 6,300 food processors operate in Bulgaria, with nearly half located in the southcentral and southwestern regions. U.S. products and/or associated ingredients with good sales potential in Bulgaria include tree nuts, peanuts, dried fruit, pulses, beef, food preparations, and seafood products.
On January 11, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) issued biosafety certificates for imports of two new traits along with the renewal of three others. On the same day, MARA issued biosafety certificates for expanding the cultivation area of two corn traits developed by a Chinese developer and renewed the biosafety certificate for virus resistant papaya.
On December 25, 2020, the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) issued the voluntary group standard Plant-Based Meat Products (T/CIFST 001-2020), which provides definitions, technical requirements, and guidelines on the labeling, packaging, transportation, and storage of plant-based meat alternative products. The standard will be implemented on June 25, 2021. This report contains an unofficial translation of the standard.
While China remains the world's leading consumer of meat and poultry, demand for plant-based meat alternatives is on the rise. With plant-based meat alternatives currently meeting or exceeding the cost of similar meat and poultry portions, leading plant-based meat alternative companies are focused on products that are alternatives for beef and pork, which tend to command a higher market price. Along with the relatively high price of plant-based meat alternatives, the main challenges facing the sector are taste, labeling, and consumer awareness, understanding, and acceptance. This report provides an overview of China's plant-based meat alternative product sector, including the major products, industry leaders, marketing considerations, and relevant regulations. The European Commission launched a public consultation on its upcoming proposal on EU nature restoration targets, which was announced in the EU's Biodiversity Strategy. The European Commission wants to use these targets as a way to restore degraded ecosystems as well as improve climate regulation, water regulation, soil health, pollination and disaster prevention. Interested stakeholders have until April 5, 2021 to partake in the consultation.
Forecasted corn production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is reduced slightly to 27.8 million metric tons (MMT), based on the most recent official data. Production and harvested area for sorghum in MY 2020/21 were revised slightly upward on official data. On December 31, 2020, Mexico published a decree that calls for a phase-out of use of both glyphosate and genetically modified (GE) corn for human consumption in Mexico. However, to date Mexico has not provided details regarding the definition of human consumption and what, if any, corn-derived products might be affected. On November 24, 2020, Mexican phytosanitary authorities announced a long-term authorization for imports of Uruguayan rice into Mexico.
On December 22, 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality presented a National Protein Strategy by which it aims to enhance the cultivation of protein-rich crops over the next five to ten years. The Dutch strategy follows a European Union (EU)-wide ambition to reduce dependency on protein imports and to increase production of plant proteins at the EU level. The Netherlands is dependent on imports for roughly 80 percent of its vegetable protein, and is the largest importer of soybeans in the EU. The National Protein Strategy touches on the Ministry's goal to obtain proteins from residual flows, as well as from other sources (such as beet leaves, brewer's grains, kitchen waste, etc.). In addition, other projects (such as identifying how proteins can be extracted from seaweed and what options there are to use vegetable proteins as a meat replacement for human consumption) are also part of the Strategy.
This report highlights the partnership between Cotton Council International, one of the original cooperators, and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service in promoting U.S. cotton in Turkey. The partnership has been essential for the success of this thriving market for U.S. raw cotton. Since 1990 the United States has exported over $12 billion worth of cotton to Turkey.
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
GAIN Reports from Tuesday, January 19, and Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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