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Oilseed production in South Africa is expected to decrease by 15 percent in the 2014/15 MY, due to a mid-summer drought that hit the main summer rainfall producing areas.

Uzbekistan's marketing year (MY) 2014/15 final lint production estimate decreased to 4.25 million bales.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts increased production of corn, wheat and rice in Kenya in the marketing year (MY) 2015/2016.

India’s 2015 cotton production is forecast at 29.3 million 480 lb. bales on 12 million acres; more than a million bales lower than USDA’s official 2014 estimate and a 5 percent acreage reduction.

In MY14/15, China lost its spot as the world largest cotton producer to India.

FAS/Brasilia forecasts 2015/16 soybean production at 94 million metric tons (mmt) despite a drop in planted area to 31.1 million hectares, a decrease of one percent compared to 2014/15.

Post revises Vietnam's 2013/2014 cotton production estimate at 1,270 metric tons (mt) or 5.82 thousand bales.

Taiwan’s demand for soybean meal continues to be the driving force behind Taiwan’s demand for imported soybeans.