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South Africa will import around 10,000 MT of peanuts in the 2014/15 MY, as an 11 decrease in peanut production is expected due to a mid-summer drought that hit the summer rainfall production areas.

Modeling Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China officially inaugurated three new free trade zones in Guangdong, Fujian and Tianjin.

On April 22, Chile’s Calbuco volcano in the Los Lagos Region” (the lakes region) erupted, where much of Chile’s dairy, livestock and salmon production are centralized.

Province of Ontario on March 23, 2015, opened a public consultation period on a proposed regulatory change aimed at reducing the use of neonicotinoids (NNI) as seed treatments for corn and soybeans...

The first tentative official data on 2014 crop production published in late March showed a higher than previously expected area and production of grain crops in MY2014/15.

Due to lower than forecast production in the first 6 months and expectations for a return to slightly above trend yields for the remainder of 2014/15, palm oil output is forecast at 19.5 million tons.

The Czech Republic has witnessed exceptional grain crop in MY14/15. Record yields and average but sufficient quality will cover both the domestic and export demand.

Italy’s CY 2014 wine production is estimated at 4.4 billion liters, 15 percent less than the previous campaign and 7 percent below the five-year average, as a result of a rainy summer.

In MY 2014/15, a larger harvest area was realized for Chilean wheat over the previous marketing year (MY).

On April 22, 2015, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘below normal monsoon’ forecast for the upcoming 2015 southwest monsoon season (June-September).

Consumption of U.S. beef continues to gradually rise as consumer confidence in its safety goes up, however it’s less competitive due to higher prices and stiff competition.

As the well being trend is set to become even more prominent in Korea – U.S. Equivalency Agreement (KORUS EA) implementation since July 2014, the prospects for imported organic food seem very bright.