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FAS/Tokyo forecasts Japan’s chicken market to remain stable in 2026, with modest growth in imports driven by steady demand and evolving challenges. Production is expected to match 2025 levels, as rising costs—due to yen depreciation, high feed prices, and biosecurity measures—limit expansion.

India fluid milk production forecast for calendar year (CY) 2026 is up two percent over 2025. Largely consumed domestically, consumption is forecasted at 221.37 MMT in 2026. For butter, both production and consumption in 2026 are anticipated to increase by three percent over 2025.

The retail sector in Taiwan includes convenience stores, supermarkets, and hypermarkets, which generated more than $30 billion in sales in 2024. The United States remains the leading supplier of consumer-oriented food and agricultural products to Taiwan.

FAS New Delhi maintains India’s centrifugal sugar production for marketing year (MY) 2025/26 at 35 million metric tons (MMT) (raw value basis), equivalent to 33 MMT of crystal sugar. This is supported by favorable rainfall during the 2024 southwest monsoon, which facilitated planting, and the 2025 monsoon which facilitated enhanced yields.

The Canadian cattle herd is forecast to enter the consolidation phase in 2026. Heifer retention practices in 2025 and a slight increase to the breeding herd to begin 2026 will support a slightly larger calf crop.

On September 10, 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Health published a request for public comments on proposed amendments to European Union Regulations 10/2011 and 1925/2006.

Brazil is the third-largest chicken meat producer in the world after the United States and the largest chicken meat exporter in the world. Post forecasts chicken meat production will increase 3 percent in 2026 due to consistent external demand, a lower currency valuation, sluggish socio-economic performance, lower production costs, and increased domestic consumption.

This report provides an in-depth analysis of India's rapidly growing food retail industry.

Post raises its forecast for marketing year 25/26 soybean production slightly to 19.9 million metric tons on generally favorable weather conditions in northern China and slightly higher planted area.

This annual report, generally published in September, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade...

Turkiye’s MY 2025/26 sunflowerseed crop is suffering from extreme drought and production levels are forecast to fall more than 10 percent from last year.

Weekly summary of U.S. export sales activity for key commodities.