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The Fall Armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) – a crop-eating pest – first detected in China in January 2019 has now spread across 15 Chinese provinces....

FAS Rangoon successfully intervened to ensure the smooth arrival of the first bulk shipment of an agricultural commodity to Burma.

Following big yields and a record corn crop of 3.5 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018, Bulgarian farmers are expanding area planted in MY2019/20 to take advantage of favorable spring weather....

Iraqi grain production is rebounding in 2019, following a difficulty and dry 2018.

Australian wheat production is forecast at 20 million metric tons (MMT) for 2019/20 while barley production is forecast at 8 MMT, with some growers likely to switch to other crops, such as wheat.

FAS Lagos (Post) forecasts Nigeria’s wheat imports in MY 2019/20 at 5.6 MMT, up almost 4 percent compared to MY 2018/19 based on growing food, seed and industrial (FSI) usage.

In 2018, U.S. agricultural and related products exported to Belize reached a record $61.1 million.

The Fall Armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) – a crop-eating pest – first detected in China in January 2019 has spread across China’s southern border and currently impacts about 8,500 hectares....

Following the completion of the wheat harvest, Post has revised the wheat production forecast down to 17.25 MMT in MY 2016/17.

Pakistan has announced that 900,000 metric tons of wheat will be available for export with a subsidy of $120 per metric ton.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s crop assessment, Algeria’s MY2016/2017 grain production reached 3.3 MMT compared to 4.0 MMT the previous year.

Post concurs with the official USDA estimates for wheat and rice. For corn, production was pared down slightly from 8.0 million tons to 7.9 million tons in MY 2016/17.