Philippines: Grain and Feed Update

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Post concurs with the official USDA estimates for wheat and rice. For corn, production was pared down slightly from 8.0 million tons to 7.9 million tons in MY 2016/17. Some corn growing areas were negatively impacted by the lingering effects of El Niño weather patterns, which continued into 2016 and brought about unusually dry conditions.

Philippines: Grain and Feed Update

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