| The following GAIN reports were released on June 10, 2025. _______ On March 27, 2025, the PRC released the National Food Safety Standard on Microbiological Examination of Foods Coliforms Count. This updated standard applies to the testing and counting of coliforms in foods. The final standard will enter into force on September 16, 2025. At the time of this report, the PRC has not notified the WTO of this revised standard. This report provides an unofficial translation of the final standard. Stakeholders should conduct their own review of the regulations to assess any market or regulatory effect on their business. Guatemala's imports of consumer-oriented products continue to grow, reaching $886 million in 2024, a 14 percent increase that surpassed imports of bulk and intermediate products by nearly 50 percent. Since 2020, imports in this category have doubled. Food sales in hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets are also increasing, driven by a young population with an average age of 26. On May 30, 2025, India reduced its import duty on crude soybean, sunflower, and palm oil from 20 percent to 10 percent, lowering the effective duty to 16.5 percent. The policy aims to curb high edible oil prices and inflation while encouraging imports of crude oil to boost domestic refining. The tariff reduction is expected to increase crude oil imports, especially palm and soybean oil, presenting opportunities for the U.S. soybean sector. This report provides a market overview and practical tips for U.S. companies exporting to Morocco. The top prospects for U.S. agricultural exports to Morocco include feed grains (corn, DDGS, soybeans and soybean meal), tree nuts, pulses, live animals, genetics, planning seeds, animal fats and some consumer-oriented products (dairy products, rice, beef, poultry meat,). Under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a large number of tariffs for consumer-oriented products were phased out. This report is a supplementary follow-up to the 2025 Senegal Grain and Feed Annual, covering rice in Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Despite a 13 percent drop in area harvested due to flooding in MY 2024/25, Mali continues to be the largest rice producer among the three countries. MY 2025/26 combined area harvested is forecast to increase 5.1 percent at 2.07 million HA. MY 2025/26 combined milled rice production is expected to rebound to 3.47 million MT. Combined milled rice imports are forecast to increase 4.1 percent at 2.52 million MT with expected steady domestic demand. Tanzania retail food industry is experiencing robust growth, driven by rapid urbanization, an expanding middle class (22 percent of households), rising disposable incomes, and a thriving tourism sector that welcomed 5 million visitors in 2024. With a population of 69.4 million and a GDP of $81.4 billion in 2024, the country's retail food market was valued at $27.6 billion and is projected to grow by 9 percent to $30.2 billion in 2025. Food and beverages account for approximately 57 percent of total retail sales, with the informal sector comprising dukas, kiosks, and open-air markets dominating the total food sales. While informal retail remains prevalent, modern supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms are steadily gaining traction. Although still in its early stages, e-commerce is expanding rapidly, fueled by increasing internet access and smartphone penetration. For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/. | 
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