| The following GAIN reports were released on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. _______ Burma is largely dependent on imported wheat to meet domestic demand. While the consumption of instant noodles increased during COVID-19, the consumption of other wheat-containing products decreased overall in the bakery, fast food, breakfast snack categories due to temporary closures of bakeries, restaurants, and coffee shops. Wheat consumption is forecast to decrease in 2021 due to economic contraction and cash shortages post-coup and the continued negative impact from COVID-19. The GAIN Report CH2021-0059 dated May 20, 2021 contains an incomplete translation of the draft Food Safety Standard for Use of Food Additives, which China notified to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1217 on April 13, 2021. This report contains an unofficial translation of the omitted sections, namely Table A.2, Appendix B, and the introduction to Appendix C. Comments can be submitted to China's SPS Enquiry Point (sps@customs.gov.cn). The deadline for comments is June 12, 2021. China has not announced an implementation date for the revised standard. Following the Hong Kong government's filing a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the United States' new requirement to mark Hong Kong-originated products as "made in China" and the WTO's subsequent establishing a dispute resolution panel, the Hong Kong government filed its first written submission to the WTO on May 28, 2021. On May 28, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries affirmed that it will maintain the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter at 6,400 MT and non-fat dry milk (NFDM) at 750 MT for Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2021, in line with its previous announcement in January. Total planned imports are estimated at 137,341 MT (milk equivalent), the lowest volume since JFY 2013. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) has been in effect for 16 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 16 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/. Korean seafood imports totaled $5.27 billion in 2020, down 3.0 percent from 2019. Korean seafood imported from the United States decreased 7.2 percent to $215 million in 2020. The United States remains the fifth largest seafood exporter to Korea with a 4.1 percent market share. U.S. seafood is generally perceived as high quality and safe, but it is often underpriced by regional competitors.
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