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Monitoring and price stability measures for tortillas in Mexico under the National Maize-Tortilla Agreement

Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Federal Consumer Protection Agency stated that there are no economic or technical conditions that justify an increase in tortilla price...

Implementation- Ongoing

Brazil New Regulation for Food Contact Silicone Materials

Brazil issued new sanitary requirements for silicone materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. ANVISA Resolution RDC No. 1020/2026 and Normative Instruction No. 435/2026 establis...

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IDB Program to Help Farmers and Boost Food Security in Panama

The Inter-American Development Bank approved a 41 million dollar program to improve food security and support farmers in Panama. The initiative seeks to increase farm profitability while strengthening...

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Canadian Food Banks Reduce Services Amid Rising Demand

The article reports that food banks across Canada are changing their services amid unprecedented demand, including reducing visit frequency, the amount of food provided or wraparound supports. Rising ...

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Pilot Programme for Soyabean, Corn, and Blackeye Beans Production in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries launched the Pilot Programme for Soyabean, Corn, and Blackeye Beans Production, an initiative aimed at strengthening domestic agricultural...

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Sanitary Authorization for Bolivian Beef Exports to Paraguay

Bolivia secured authorization to export beef to Paraguay, expanding market access for its meat sector. The authorization is based on compliance with sanitary and food safety requirements verified by B...

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Biosecurity Actions to Protect Belize’s Banana Industry from Fusarium R4

Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority and partners such as OIRSA intensified preventive actions to protect the national banana industry from the risk of Fusarium...

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SENASA Resolution 199/2026: Regulatory Framework for the Human and Animal Food-Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified...

SENASA Resolution 199/2026 approves a new regulatory framework for the human and animal food-safety assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their derived products in Argentina. The reg...

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Brazil Safeguard Rules for International Trade Agreements

Brazil issued a decree establishing rules for the application of safeguard measures under international trade agreements. The measure allows temporary protection mechanisms when increased imports from...

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Peru: Establishing the Multisectoral Working Group for the Articulation of Legume Production, Marketing and Consumption ...

It establishes a temporary, multi-sectoral Working Group tasked with formulating a proposal for actions to coordinate the production, marketing, and domestic consumption of legumes in Peru, in respons...

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Legislative Decree No. 501: Tax Exemption for the Donation of cans of Tuna for Social Programmes

Legislative Decree of El Salvador exempting the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock from import duties, value-added tax, maritime and port service charges, storage and handling costs, and other taxe...

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Peru: Directoral Resolution No. 000032-2025-INACAL/DN - Approval of Technical Standards on textiles, fertilizers and oth...

The resolution approves 36 Peruvian Technical Standards (NTPs) and related texts, and repeals 21 previous NTPs, across a wide range of sectors. In the agri-food sector, the following stand out: the fi...

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