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India’s upcoming rabi (winter sown, spring harvested) crop acreages has been boosted to record levels on adequate 2022 monsoon rains in October and generally favorable weather conditions.

Wheat exports for marketing year (MY) 2022-2023 are forecast at 6.2 million tons (including wheat flour), 1.3 million tons lower than USDA’s official volume because of smaller beginning stocks, larger domestic consumption and larger ending stocks.

New Zealand grain and feed import volumes in 2022 rose to the highest level ever, importing 3.7 million metric tons (MMT), up 13 percent from the previous year. National grain and feed demand continues to outstrip domestic supply by nearly double, with New Zealand producing 2.1 MMT in 2022, but consuming an estimated 5.8 MMT.

For MY 2022/23, Post maintains its forecast wheat production at 3.3 million metric tons (MMT), and barley at 1.2 MMT. Post forecasts MY 2022/23 barley imports at 772 thousand metric tons, in line with the import volume seen last year.

FAS Bangkok revised its forecasts for MY2022/23 rice production higher to 20.2 million metric tons due to abundant water supplies and attractive farm-gate prices for off-season rice production. Thai rice exports in 2022 were higher than expected at 7...

Corn, rice, and sorghum production forecasts are revised downward in marketing year MY 2022/23, while the wheat production estimate is increased to 3.6 MMT.

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) continues to monopolize foreign exchange, imports of food, agricultural inputs, and distribution of those goods, creating profound....

The Government of Pakistan (GOP) granted approval for the export of an additional 500,000 tons of wheat with a subsidy of $105 per ton.

Nigeria’s wheat imports in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 are forecast at 5.4 million metric tons (MMT), up 4 percent from the MY 2017/18 import figure of 5.2 million metric tons.

Responding to inflationary pressures, the Philippine government is set to liberalize rice imports by converting Quantitative Restrictions to tariffs.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's general modalities applicable to the import and export of cereals (e.g., wheat, corn, barley, rice), pulses, and their products....

Rice imports in 2017/18 reached 2.15 million tons, the highest level since 2011.