About this episode

The episode provides updates on international trade and regulatory issues affecting California almonds, including participation at SNACKEX and recent tariff developments.

In this Almond Byte, the Almond Board of California’s Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs team provides updates on key international trade and regulatory issues affecting California almonds. The episode covers ABC’s participation at SNACKEX in Lisbon, recent tariff and trade developments, the new U.S.-EU trade deal that could support almond competitiveness in Europe, and evolving maximum residue limit policies in Vietnam and Thailand. Together, these updates show how ABC works to protect market access, strengthen global relationships and keep almond growers informed about issues that can affect demand and movement of California almonds around the world.

Topics covered

• international trade
• regulatory issues
• almond competitiveness
• tariff updates
• market access
• global relationships

Keywords

• California almonds
• trade deal
• tariff updates
• SNACKEX
• residue limit policies
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• EU
• market access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Almond Board of California

Places: Lisbon, Vietnam, Thailand, Europe

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