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

The Czech grain crop (excluding corn) is the second lowest in a decade due to a drop in yields but with essentially unchanged year-on-year sowing area.

On September 18, 2018, China’s State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced that it would start enforcing additional import tariffs on U.S. products exported to China....

This report outlines the effects of the recent drought on agricultural production in the Netherlands.

Germany is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.

Rice export prices increased approximately 1 percent due to the strengthening Thai baht and new demand for white rice under the government-to-government agreement with China.

Rice and sorghum production has been revised downward, as poor pricing has driven down planting.

According to new data and a recent crop assessment tour, Guatemala’s corn production is steadily dropping.

High rice prices due to tight supplies, rising fuel prices, and market distribution inefficiencies will force the Philippine government to import more rice to stabilize prices....

Typhoons, heavy rains and prolonged high temperatures in the summer of 2018 are expected to negatively affect both the yield and quality of rice and wheat produced in Japan.

Recent amendments to Ukraine’s Plant Quarantine Law authorize the use of private phytosanitary laboratories to conduct commodity sampling and analysis for the purposes of export only.

Drought and high temperatures negatively affected oilseeds yields in many regions of the EU. Particularly rapeseed production suffered from the unfavorable weather conditions.