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FAS Nairobi forecasts Kenya’s marketing year 2025/26 corn production to increase by 15.8 percent due to a return to normal weather, following an unusually dry year.

FAS Nairobi forecasts Kenya's corn production will remain unchanged year-on-year in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 at 3.7 million metric tons (MT) due to similar growing conditions, area harvested, and input availability.

Kenya MY2022/23 corn production is forecast at 3.2 million metric tons (MMT), largely unchanged from MY2021/22 due to high fertilizer prices and farmers switching to alternative crops such as sugarcane.

MY 2021/22 corn and rice production remain flat at 4 million MT and 80,000 MT (for milled rice), respectively.

COVID-19 to disrupt Kenya’s grains supply chains. FAS/Nairobi forecasts the evolving COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt Kenya’s domestic and international corn-, wheat-, and rice- supply chains...

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....

Kenya is an emerging middle-income country and has one of the best performing economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a surge in Kenya’s imports of corn, wheat and rice in the marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to widening local supply deficit.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice imports due to a widening domestic supply deficit during the marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

The total MY2017/18 EU-28 grain crop is revised up 2 MMT to 304 MMT, due to improved outlooks for both the wheat and corn crops.

The EU28 grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice production in the marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 mainly due to a recovery from the effects of the severe drought conditions....