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Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Province of Ontario on March 23, 2015, opened a public consultation period on a proposed regulatory change aimed at reducing the use of neonicotinoids (NNI) as seed treatments for corn and soybeans...

The first tentative official data on 2014 crop production published in late March showed a higher than previously expected area and production of grain crops in MY2014/15.

The Czech Republic has witnessed exceptional grain crop in MY14/15. Record yields and average but sufficient quality will cover both the domestic and export demand.

In MY 2014/15, a larger harvest area was realized for Chilean wheat over the previous marketing year (MY).

Post estimates U.S. 2015/16 wheat exports to Nigeria at 2.3 million tons, a 17 percent decrease largely due to existing import levies.

Total Poland’s production of grain for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is forecast to decline by about 7 percent to 29.4 million metric tons (MMT).

Wheat consumption in the Dominican Republic during MY 2015/16 is forecast at 390,000 MT, with imports remaining strong at 520,000 MT.

The lack of agricultural inputs, price controls and rising production costs continue to negatively impact agricultural production in Venezuela.

The outlook for the MY2015/16 EU28 grain crop is positive with another sizeable crop forecast, albeit down from the record volume achieved in MY2014/15.

The wheat production estimate for Marketing Year (MY) 2014/15 is 15.25 million metric tons (MMT) and the forecast for MY 2015/16 is 18 MMT.

On March 31, 2015, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture determined the level of prices for 2015 grain crop purchases to the State Intervention Fund.