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The Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture (LIOA) published new grain estimates for marketing year (MY) 2018/19.

Raisin production forecast in Turkey in MY 2018/19 is 295,000 MT, down slightly from MY 2017/18 due to quality issues from heavy rains during the late spring and summer in the Aegean region.

FAS/Tokyo projects Japanese beef slaughter to decrease slightly in 2018 and 2019 as the number of domestic cattle operations continues to decline.

Rice export prices declined 1 percent due to the lack of new inquiries. Exporters are reportedly fulfilling pending shipments of white rice to the Philippines and Africa.

Pakistan’s 2018/19 wheat production is estimated at 26.3 million metric tons (MMT), 800,000 tons higher than current USDA estimate.

Pakistan continues to increase its purchasing of soybeans and imports are expected to reach a record 2 million metric tons (MMT) during 2017/18 and 2.5 MMT during 2018/19.

In cooperation with the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, FAS Tel Aviv is publishing newsletters targeting specific sectors of the Israeli food and agricultural market.

The Government of Poland’s Main Statistical Office (MSO) published preliminary marketing year (MY) 2018/19 crop estimates for Poland.

The Dutch retail sector is fairly consolidated, with the two largest food retailers controlling 54 percent of the market.

On June 8, 2018, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a preliminary ruling against white broiler poultry imports from Brazil.

On June 6, 2018 the EU published permanent Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for fosetyl-al (the sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl) on tree nuts.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently issued revised requirements on dairy product imports.