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The 2021/22 rice production forecast is reduced from 8.2 to 7.9 million tons due to lower-than-average monsoon rains.

Export prices of all grades of rice remained unchanged despite a further weakening of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar.

Mexico’s projected wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is revised upward compared to the USDA official forecast to 3.2 million metric tons (MMT) based on updated official Mexican production data.

FAS/Manila raises MY 21/22 rice imports by 100,000 metric tons (MT) to 2.2 million MT based on expected improving economic conditions and an upturn in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearances in July and August 2021.

MY2021/22 rice production remains unchanged at 21 million metric tons. Post revised down Thai rice exports to 5.8 million metric tons in 2021 due to high freight costs and a lack of available shipping containers.

Post forecasts Burma’s rice exports lower in September due to the continued closure of all border checkpoints along the Burma-China border, poor demand from African and EU countries, and high shipping costs.

FAS Tokyo estimates MY2020/21 corn imports will be 15.5 million tons, down 2.4 percent from the previous year due to high global corn prices.

Export prices of white and parboiled rice declined 1-2 percent due to a further weakening of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar.

Export prices of all grades of rice remain unchanged despite the weakening of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar and slow trading activities.

Export prices leveled off despite steady demand and the appreciation of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar.

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....

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.