On December 22, 2016, Japan’s Cabinet approved a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposal to permit soybean meal, coconut oil meal, rapeseed meal, cottonseed oil meal...
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Bolivia: Locust Attack in Santa Cruz

A locust attack in Santa Cruz devastated around 1,500 hectares of agricultural land.
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India: Oilseeds and Products Update

Post forecasts India to produce 6.8 million metric tons (MMT) of rapeseed and mustard in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (Oct-Sept), derived from 7.05 million hectares.
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Argentina: Oilseeds and Products Voluntary

Soybean and peanut sowings were completed as of late January with nearly a third of the sunflower seed crop harvested.
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Indonesia: Oilseeds and Products Update

Indonesia is experiencing a mild La Niña event, resulting in increased rainfall and pushing palm oil production back to normal levels.
Animal welfare is at the heart of a discussion about an “agricultural turnaround” and the future of farming in Germany.
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Argentina: Oilseeds and Products Update

The Argentine government announced it will delay a previously planned reduction of soybean export taxes until 2018, while implementing a new plan to bolster soybean production in the northern part...
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China: Oilseeds and Products Update

As a result of a recovery in swine production and steady growth in the poultry sector, and subsequent higher demand for industry feed and protein meal, China’s soybean imports are forecast to hit...
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Angola: Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet

The Agricultural Economic Fact sheet for Angola has been updated to include calendar years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Due to the relative low oil prices Angola’s oil exports dropped by 45 percent...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently hosted five Ethiopian food companies on a two day mission to Kampala to learn from a leading Ugandan food processor about producing and marketing...
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Brazil: Oilseeds and Products Update

A record Brazilian soybean crop of 101 million metric tons (mmt) is forecast for the 2016/17 MarketingYear (MY) as a result of a slight increase in planted area.