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Corn future and spot prices have dropped to their lowest levels in six years.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice production in the marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 mainly due to a recovery from the effects of the severe drought....

The recovery of MY2016/17 and MY2017/18 rice production as well as the sale of government rice stocks should maintain Thai rice export competiveness in 2017 and 2018.

During the week of February 25-March 3, 2017, export rice prices increased about $5 for all broken rice qualities.

Grain production is expected to return to average levels in marketing year (MY) 2017/18, given normal weather after higher wheat and corn production and lower sorghum production in MY 2016/17.

Export prices declined one and two percent following the sale of 1.3 million metric tons of government foodquality rice stocks.

The report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.

Based on data from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and United Nations agencies, the estimated net deficiency in food grains and other crops on a grain equivalent basis....

Rice cultivation is input intensive as it needs high initial investments for land preparation and a significant amount of working capital to cover input costs.

On March 1, 2017, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (“Diario Oficial” – DOF) an agreement establishing the specific provisions governing the unilateral...

India is heading for a near-record wheat harvest with marketing year (MY) 2017/18 wheat production forecast at 95 million metric tons (MMT) on record area (31.8 million hectares).

Export prices further increased 1-2 percent due mainly to shipments of new-crop white rice to China under the government-to-government agreement.