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The early advance of the southwest monsoon and sufficient well-spread rains through July across the country have supported a significantly faster pace of sowing (18 percent increase over last year)...

On March 16, FAS Kuala Lumpur paid a visit to Port Klang to witness discharge of U.S. corn from a Panamax cargo of 68,100 tons.

For 2016/17 total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to drop to 3.8 million tons.Even so, U.S. exports of corn are likely to increase to 150,000 tons....

Beginning February 4, 2017, Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety began enforcing biotech labeling requirements that were finalized on February 3, 2016.

In 2016, U.S. corn dominated the Colombian market supplying 99.6% of imports due to trade preferences in the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA).

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice production in the marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 mainly due to a recovery from the effects of the severe drought conditions....

Given the competitiveness of U.S. corn, wheat and rice prices, Japanese demand for these grains has remained strong.

South Africa should return to being a net exporter of corn in the 2017/18 MY and 2016/17 MY on higher production.

MY 2017/18 wheat imports are forecast at 11.5 million metric tons (MMT).

Excessive rains caused by a coastal El Niño are causing flooding and landslides throughout Peru.

Wheat imports are forecast to rise 650,000 tons to 5.5 million tons in market year (MY) 16/17 and increase to 5.65 million tons in MY 17/18 due to an expanding population, economic growth ....

Corn future and spot prices have dropped to their lowest levels in six years.