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Post maintains its estimate of Algeria’s wheat plated area at just over 2 million hectares for the entire country. For the MY 2024/25, Post projects production for wheat and barley to remain in line with the current MY of 2.7 million MT of wheat and 1.02 million MT of barley.

Based on the export pace through the first 10 months of the year, the 2022/23 rice export estimate is reduced from 3.7 to 3.4 million tons.

Corn, rice, and sorghum production forecasts for marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 are increased, while wheat production is forecast lower based on less planted area.

FAS Manila expects rice imports to decline to 3.5 million MT as high prices in the international market and price ceilings ordered by the President disincentivize imports.

In response to wheat prices that have surged in recent months and to build stocks, the Government of Morocco introduced a support program for the import of 2.5 million MT of common wheat.

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MY2016/17 rice production is revised down to 17 million metric tons due to water shortages.

Production of rice, beans, and pulses is forecast to decline in MY 2015/16 due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Post continues to forecast MY 2016/17 wheat production at 88 million metric tons (MMT) based on the initial harvest reports from the major producing states.

According to Statistics Canada planting intentions and assuming average yields, Post forecast total production of wheat, barley, corn and oats to reach 53.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2016/2017.

Australian wheat production in 2016/17 is forecast at 24 million MT, around the same level as the previous year.

Total wheat production increased 8% in MY2015/2016 reaching 1.6MMT. Production is expected to decrease on MY2016/17 as prices for domestic producers declined in MY2015/16.