| The following GAIN reports were released on February 5, 2025. _______ Argentina has reformed its food import and export regulations. The new rules allow food imported from countries with "high sanitary standards", including the US, to enter with minimal paperwork. Also, exports from Argentina now only need to meet the requirements of destination countries rather than Argentine domestic regulations. These changes aim to provide consumers with greater choice and more affordable food. They also seek to boost Argentina's competitiveness, facilitate trade, and benefit both consumers and producers with faster, more efficient food trade processes. Note: At this time, these changes only apply to products regulated by the National Food Institute (INAL). They do not apply to products regulated by SENASA, including meat, poultry, dairy, pet food, and feed. On January 10, 2025, the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI) confirmed a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) case on a water buffalo farm in Brandenburg. As a result, Germany lost its recognition as "free from foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination" by the World Organization for Animal Health. FMD can result in significant economic losses due to the closure of foreign export markets, and costs associated with containing the disease. Several countries (e.g., Canada, Mexico, South Korea, US, UK) have already put import restrictions in place. Indonesia's new biofuel roadmap shows the government's 10-year plan for higher biodiesel blending rates, bioethanol's inclusion in non-subsidized gasoline, and drop-in biofuels. The roadmap draft also recognizes organic waste as a biofuel feedstock. Although the roadmap shows lofty blending goals for bioethanol, it lacks the additional regulations that provide subsidies to cover the price spread between bioethanol and gasoline like the ones that prop up the biodiesel blend mandate. Without these subsidies, fuel retailers and biofuel producers will remain disincentivized to meet the new bioethanol blend mandates. The roadmap does not address tariff rate reductions for imported bioethanol. Production of blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries is forecast to increase in 2025, driven by export and domestic demand, adequate access to water, improved plant varieties, and modernized agricultural practices. Blueberry production is forecast lower in 2025 based on a shortened harvest period. Forecast at 752,000 metric tons in 2025, total berry exports are projected to continue outpacing domestic consumption. Mexico is expected to remain the top supplier of fresh berries to the United States. For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/. | 
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