| The following GAIN reports were released on Thursday, June 10, 2021. _______ On June 10, 2021, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan's maximum residue levels for 6 agricultural chemicals (2,4-D, Dimethenamid, Spinetoram , Benzovindiflupyr, Fosthiazate, and Metaflumizone) for various agricultural commodities. MHLW also announced a revised analytical method for a veterinary drug, Gentian violet, in foods. Interested U.S. parties are encouraged to submit their comments to PlantDivision@usda.gov for plant products and to TFAA.FAS.AnimalDivision@usda.gov for animal products by June 21, 2021. Japan will subsequently notify these revisions to the World Trade Organization, which will provide another opportunity to comment. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) has been in effect for 17 months, however the timing of Japan's fiscal year meant that the agreement entered "Year 3" of implementation on April 1, 2021. This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement. Additional information is available at www.usdajapan.org/usjta/. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) has been in effect for 17 months, however the timing of Japan's fiscal year meant that the agreement entered "Year 3" of implementation on April 1, 2021. This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement. Additional information is available at www.usdajapan.org/usjta/. Taiwan has experienced a serious water shortage since late 2020. For the first time in 56 years, no typhoons passed through Taiwan in 2020 to replenish its reservoirs. To conserve water, Taiwan has stopped irrigating 74,000 hectares of first crop rice in 2021, representing 24 percent of total planted area. Major crops impacted by the heat and drought since March 2021 include mango, lychee, tea, oranges, and longan, with monetary loss exceeding NT$824 million (U.S. $29.7 million). With plum rain season starting in June and typhoon season following soon after, most forecasts expect the water situation will improve in the second half of 2021.
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