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Assuming average weather conditions during the growing season, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s 2018/19 grain and pulses production at 123.68 million metric tons (MMT), 10.3 MMT less....

On March 16, 2018, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Food, as SPS/N/CHN/1068.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Tunisia’s import requirements for corn and soybean meal.

On April 17, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced a revision to its biofuel policy that creates a market opportunity for up to 366 million liters....

For 2017/18, total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to increase to 4 million tons.

The Algerian Ministry of Agriculture reported favorable early prospects for the MY2018/19 winter grain crop.

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Post estimates that Cambodia’s rice harvested area and production will increase by approximately 4 percent over the previous year....

MY2018/19 wheat and barley production volumes are forecast to remain relatively stable, with corn increasing slightly and rye decreasing.

The EU28’s grain harvest in MY2018/19 is forecast to be the sixth to surpass 300 MMT in a decade.

Economic mismanagement and an overdependence on oil exports have led to Venezuela’s economy contracting for the fourth year in a row, down an estimated 15 percent in calendar year (CY) 2017.

FAS/Ottawa is forecasting MY 2018/19 wheat production to remain similar to the MY 2017/18 level, as additional spring wheat area and improvements in durum yields offset lower spring wheat yields.

The marketing year (MY) 2017/18 and MY 2018/19 wheat import volume forecast remains high due to low domestic selling prices and good harvest reports from wheat producing countries.