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Cambodia’s imports of soybean meal (SBM) and dried distillers grains (DDGs) in 2024 increased 6 percent year-on-year to 173 thousand metric tons (TMT), equivalent to 9 percent of Cambodia’s actual feed production.

Cambodian rice farmers shifted production in 2023/24 toward short-term dry-season rice and used more inputs, resulting in higher production. Rice exports are revised higher with strong demand from neighboring countries and expansion to new export markets.

After hitting bottom during the previous season, Spain’s fodder production and exports are set to recover in MY 2024/25. A combination of higher area and yields are projected to bring fodder production to average levels.

Following three consecutive seasons of tight supply, favorable fall and winter conditions have been followed by abundant spring precipitation across Spain, with the notable exception of the eastern part of the country.

Rice production in Cambodia is forecast to increase due to higher rice prices and the use of higher quality seeds. Rice exports to Vietnam have been surging as Vietnam mills have offered higher prices to Cambodian farmers.

Foreign Agricultural Service's Phnom Penh (Post) forecasts an increase of exports of Cambodian rice in Trade Year (TY) 2023/24 due to recovery from high logistics costs and resumed relationships with export markets after the European Union’s lift of...

For MY 2023/24, lower area and poor yields are expected to push production levels well below the previous year’s levels.

Several Spain grain supply chain actors have released their first estimates for grain production for MY 2023/24 and concur with the poor crop prospects.

Spain is facing a second consecutive year of poor grains crops. While northernmost grain producing areas still hold production potential, yields in the country’s southeast are estimated to have declined significantly.

Foreign Agricultural Service Phnom Penh (Post) forecasts an increase of both rice and corn production in Cambodia due to lower input prices, higher animal feed prices, and a positive outlook on tourist inflow into the Kingdom.

Post forecasts that Marketing Year (MY 2022/23) harvested area and production will only slightly increase from the previous year due to a recovery from floods and storms, expectation of lower oil prices, and more adoption of technology.

Competition by other crops continues to force Spain’s fodder area down. In MY 2022/23 the dry spring is anticipated to have negatively affected yields in non-irrigated land. On the processor side, energy prices will keep forcing margins down.