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The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has issued a new regulation requiring Import Recommendations for soybeans, however implementation may depend on corresponding regulations from the Ministry of Trade (MOT).

With the MY 2020/2021 harvest season almost complete, Post lowers its soybean production estimate 500,000 tons, to 44.5 million metric tons (MMT), 2.5 MMT below USDA Official.

For 2021/22, Post forecasts soybean planted area at 40.3 million hectares (ha), and production at 143.5 million metric tons (MMT), based on a yield of 3.56 mt per ha. Post revised up 2020/21 planted area estimate by 300,000 ha to 38.8 million ha, and...

Post adjusted the Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 crude palm oil (CPO) production forecast down by 8,000 tons to 18.7 million tons. COVID-19 has caused acute labor shortages as the Government of Malaysia (GOM) halted the intake of new foreign workers indefinitely, while allowing foreign workers with expired work permits to return home, thus exaggerating the labor issues.

FAS China forecasts soybean production to fall to 17.5 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 21/22 from an estimated 18.5 MMT the previous year due to a shift in planted area to corn production. With domestic corn prices currently near a...

Prolonged persistent heat and lack of precipitation for several months are seriously affecting corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

MY 2015 sunflower seed area and production are now estimated at 505,000 hectares and 1 MMT, respectively.

September 1 - 3, 2015, OAA Algiers hosted a three-day workshop that focused on USDA’s grading standards for corn, soybeans, and wheat.

The low price of soybeans is expected to push China’s soybean imports to a record 76 million tons in MY14/15, up from the 70.4 million tons in the previous year.