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Rice export prices decreased one percent despite the strengthening of the Thai baht.

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety (BIEFS) recently updated the list of products and codes subject to Decree 248. The PRC has not notified these changes to trade...

Argentine wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 is estimated at 15.4 million tons, 400,000 tons higher than USDA official as yields were higher in the final phase than earlier expected. Corn production for MY 2023/2024 is projected at 57...

Wheat, corn, and barley production in MY 2023/24 are forecast at or near record levels due to favorable weather during much of the growing season. Consequently, import demand for these three grains is projected lower year-to-year. Similarly, rice...

Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) recently promulgated a new decree requiring imported products’ halal certificates issued by foreign halal certifying bodies be registered with BPJPH prior to the importation and distribution of the...

Mexican dairy production, use, and trade in 2014 are flat or slightly higher over 2013 as the sector is now in a period of relative stability. Attractive grain prices and water availability are enticing producers to increase 2013 milk production over...

A synopsis of current news and events affecting the agricultural sectors in Australia and New Zealand.

Post forecasts Brazil's milk production to increase by 2 percent in 2014, supported by a relatively strong Brazilian economy and higher domestic demand.

After the 2013 drought, New Zealand's milk production is expected to rebound to near-record levels in 2014.

The overall outlook for the dairy industry in Australia for 2014 is generally positive with milk production expected to increase by two percent. The August industry survey estimated overall industry confidence at 73 percent; a significant increase...

Germany is by far the biggest EU market for U.S. food products and the new U.S.-EU organic equivalency agreement has created additional opportunities.

Planted areas declined this year as a result of a reduction in the demand for processing potatoes, a stagnant demand for table potatoes and growers' decision to cut back production following a year of oversupply and depressed prices. Yields will turn...