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With increased processing capacity and better weather conditions expected to prevail, sugar production is forecast to climb to 370,000 metric tons in MY16/17 (May-Apr).

The sugar industry in China continues to struggle due to high production costs, the elimination of government support prices, and import competition.

Despite a 1.5 percent decline in milk production to 30.1 MMT, low commodity milk prices are anticipated as weak demand balances with reduced milk supplies.

Australia is a comparatively small producer of milk but accounts for over five percent of international dairy trade.

New Zealand deciduous fruit exports at 351,000 metric tons for MY2015/2016 are three percent greater than the previous forecast, because of an almost perfect growing season in the main growing region.

Based on preliminary data, Costa Rica’s 2015/2016 coffee crop reached 1,654,617 60 kg. bags.

El Salvador’s coffee production is expected to decrease to 501,000 sixty-kg bags in 2015/16 (October 2015 - September 2016), the second lowest harvest on record in the past two years.

Despite the coffee outbreak back in 2011-2013, which reduced 25 percent of the record-high production of 3.8 million (60 Kg bag) achieved in MY 2011/2012...

Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 is expected to decline to 400,000 bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE).

Colombia coffee production exceeded expectations as El Niño weather phenomena impacts were minimal in volume produced, although quality of beans in the mitaca harvest may be affected.

The Post/New marketing year (MY) 2016/17 forecast for coffee production is 2.3 million 60/kg bags.

BiH’s Confectionary imports are twice BiH’s exports in value terms. In 2015, BiH’s total imports of these products equaled $65.4 million...