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FAS India’s 2018/19 cotton production forecast is 28.7 million 480 lb. bales on 11.9 million hectares.

On February 1, 2018, Morocco published its new policy to specifically counter highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

On April 4, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) separately announced a proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent....

On April 1, 2018, Japan’s duty on U.S. frozen beef reverted to 38.5 percent as the special safeguard system reset for the new Japanese fiscal year.

Uzbekistan is a major producer of cotton. The government continues to lower the targeted cotton planting area and production of seed cotton to increase vegetable and fruit production....

Steady economic growth in Japan is forecast to contribute to moderate growth in vegetable oil production and consumption in marketing years 2017/18 and 2018/19.

Indonesia offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers to meet the demand for raw materials for its food processing industry.

This report is an update to the 2017 Food Processing Ingredient Report.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice imports due to a widening domestic supply deficit during the marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

Rice production in 2018/19 is forecast to increase only slightly, and low stocks and high prices will continue to require rice imports.

Turkey has revised its livestock genetics import requirements for 2018 and this year has focused on simplifying the import process.

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).