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Korean beef production will increase slightly in 2018, supported by calf production that is marginally higher than previously forecast.

In Post’s 2016 annual and 2017 semi-annual poultry reports, Post forecast that poultry production would decrease significantly in 2017 due to avian-influenza related factors.

Following several stagnant years, Turkey’s broiler meat production is recovering – forecast to rise 4 percent and 1 percent in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

On September 29, 2017, the Government of India’s (GOI’s) Department of Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology Division, published a notification to extend the timeline provided to the manufacturers....

The Angolan Government made more foreign exchange (forex) injections available in 2017 to combat the high inflation and reduced food availability due to lack of forex since mid-2015.

MY 2017/18 total sunflowerseed area and production are estimated at 700,000 hectares and 1.55 million MT of which 1.45 million is oilseed and the rest confection seed.

Three years of economic contraction, hyperinflation and diminishing hard currency for imported agricultural inputs and raw materials will negatively impact production, consumption and trade....

This report outlines regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports into Brazil, including import procedures.

Turkey has delayed the implementation of a Product Verification Monitoring System (PVMS) for another three months.

The South African sugar industry is expected to recover from the previous seasons’ drought following the normal rainfall and weather patterns in the 2017/18 MY.

On August 30, 2017, Taiwan completed its second U.S. rice Simultaneous-Buy and Sell (SBS) tender (GF4-106-094) for 13,100 tons at the price of NT$7.209/kg (US$239/ton).

Export prices further declined 3 to 4 percent mainly due to a reduced demand from foreign buyers.