The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.

On December 18, 2019, China announced a 2020 tariff adjustment plan, including tentative import tariff rates, which lowered the applied Most Favored Nation (MFN) import tariffs for certain nuts, among other agricultural products.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established new tolerances for residues of fenpyroximate and flutianil in or on multiple commodities.

On December 15, 2019, China announced the temporary suspension of planned additional tariffs on some US products, which were expected to enter into force on the same day.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance to help manufacturers comply with the updated Nutrition Facts labeling regulations. 

On December 13, 2019, the US and China reached a Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.

On December 10, the US, Mexico and Canada signed a new agreement that is expected to strengthen North American trade in agriculture.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the adoption of the MRL for cyclaniliprole.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of the active substance metalaxyl-M, and restricting the use of seeds treated with plant protection products containing it, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

On November 11, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/1888 of 7 November 2019 on the monitoring of the presence of acrylamide in certain foods.