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Total Saudi barley imports for the current marketing year are estimated at 7 million MT. This is 1.5 million MT lower than USDA’s official estimate of 8.5 million MT.

Post forecasts that raisin production will increase by 3 percent to 77,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2019/20 Marketing Year (MY), due to the rise in area planted....

Raisin production in Chile increased by 21 percent in MY2017/18, reaching 65,000 MT.

Post’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (May/April) rice production is forecast marginally lower at 35.2 million metric tons (MMT) on estimated lower planting (11.7 million hectares) due to Aus season....

Rice export prices increased around 1 percent due to the strengthening Thai baht.

Based on trends in the swine sector, the MY2019/20 soybean import forecast for China is reduced to 80 million metric tons (MMT).

The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is reviewing palm planted area following conflicting data from several government agencies.

For wheat, Post revises its marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 import forecast down from the USDA official number of 4.3 million metric tons (MMT) to 3.5 MMT on the reduced use of feed wheat.

Raisin production forecast in Turkey for marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is 310,000 metric tons (MT), up from MY 2017/18 due to favorable weather conditions in the Aegean region.

Almost all raw materials for the Singaporean food processing industry are imported, as local agricultural production is minimal.

Taiwan’s retail food sector is modern and competitive, with Costco, 7-Eleven, PX Mart, and Carrefour competing for retail food sales.

Canada is, by far, the largest overseas market for U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented products, with exports reaching $16 billion in 2018.