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The harvest of grains and rapeseed in the Czech Republic ended in the first week of September. Estimates are optimistic that the production of grains will reach above the 10-year average.

Ecuador extended its tariff exemption for soybean meal and wheat imports from all origins for five years, effective January 1, 2020.

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The Czech grain crop (excluding corn) is the second lowest in a decade due to a drop in yields but with essentially unchanged year-on-year sowing area.

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

Grain and rapeseed harvests in Czech Republic are approaching the last quarter with yields and total production described as average or below average.

Total EU-28 oilseeds production for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is expected to decline by about 9 percent to 32 million metric tons (MMT).

On December 23, 2016, Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee passed the extension of the current tariff and duty exemption for soybean meal imports from all origins (including the United States).

Czech Grain and Rapeseed crop is described as good or average, showing large variability across regions caused by different weather conditions.

The Czech Republic implemented the EU legislation and has set targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) savings, for the share of biofuels and renewable electricity in transportation on total consumption...

Rapeseed remains the most profitable oilseed for Czech farmers. In MY 2015/16 they experienced another good crop of 1.26 million MT of rapeseed on area of 366,180 HA.

Dry weather with high temperatures resulted in slightly earlier start of grains and rapeseed harvest.