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Posts forecasts that marketing year (MY) 2022/23 rice production will increase for the third consecutive year due to available water supply and abundant precipitation. High prices of chemical fertilizers and other inputs will likely impact corn production and yield as farmers apply less chemical fertilizer this season.

Interactive Tableau visualization showing the growth in exports of several key bulk agricultural commodities since 1989.

Despite lower production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23, Zambia’s production of its staple crop, corn, will be sufficient to meet domestic demand. Zambia’s corn crop is forecast to decline by 25 percent to 2.7 million metric tons (MMT) in MY 2022/23, after producing a record crop 3.6 MMT in MY 2021/22.

Salvadoran restaurants and hotels continue to benefit from growth in the tourism sector, especially the business/convention and emerging surf sectors.

During 2019, the Salvadoran retail sector, valued at approximately $4.5 billion, continues to show positive signs of growth as supermarkets and discount stores have expanded operations.

The effects of African Swine Fever (ASF) on feed demand may not be as severe as initially forecast, as the Philippine government's measures on the movement of hogs, pork products....

The spring planting which started in early April in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still ongoing. The weather and soil conditions are reportedly excellent.

Indonesian imports of U.S. wheat reached a record high 1.73 million tons in 2018/19.

Bulgaria’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 wheat harvest resulted in higher than expected wheat production.

At nearly 313.5 MMT, the total MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop is around 2 MMT higher than the previous forecast, with higher wheat, corn and barley production partially offset by a lower mixed grain....

MY2019/20 rice production is revised down further due to ineffective control of the outbreaks of blast disease on the main rice crop and limited water supplies for off-season rice plantings.

On October 23, 2019, the Government of India raised the minimum support prices (MSP) for the select upcoming rabi (winter-planted) crops, including wheat.