On July 3, 2019, the Government of India (GOI) approved increases in the minimum support prices (MSPs) for the kharif (fall harvested) crops for the 2019/20 season.
Unexpectedly dry weather conditions in Turkey between April and June in many regions led to slightly lower wheat and barley production forecasts for MY 2019/20.
Wheat and barley production in Australia is forecast to rise in MY 2019/20 as a result of expanded planting area for both of these crops, as well as improved moisture conditions....
This report contains marketing year (MY) 2019/20 forecast for Croatia’s production in soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower and updated numbers for MY 2018/19.
MY 2018/2019 corn production is forecast at a record 101 million metric tons (MMT), 25 percent higher than MY 2017/2018 production and 2.5 MMT larger than the previous record harvest in MY 2016/2017.
On June 3, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare (MoAFW) raised its estimate of grain production for the Indian Crop Year (ICY) 2018/19 (July-June) to a near-record 283.4 MMT....
In 2018, the United States and Morocco negotiated terms for U.S. poultry and beef market access, which could be an opportunity for U.S. exporters to target the food-processing sector.
Assuming normal weather during the growing season, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 at 79 MMT, which is almost 7 MMT higher than last year....
