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Indonesian palm oil production is expected to benefit from favorable weather conditions in the upcoming months, fueling production increases.

Reductions in government support to corn production encouraged Chinese farmers to plant more oilseeds, primarily soybeans.

The Netherlands is the second largest soybean and soybean meal importer in world.

Post estimates Vietnam’s wheat imported volume for MY 2016/2017 at 5.5 million tons due mainly to the competitive price of feed wheat.

Post forecasts 2017/18 and 2016/17 soybean production to 105 and 114 million metric tons (mmt), respectively.

FAS/Tokyo team visited the largest manufacturing plant of Kewpie Co. Ltd., a major food manufacturer in Japan.

The Ministry of Agriculture foresees total grain production totaling 3.5 MMT, of which Post estimates will be split 2.5 MMT for wheat and one MMT for barley....

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...

A locust attack in Santa Cruz devastated around 1,500 hectares of agricultural land.

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.

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

Indonesia is experiencing a mild La Niña event, resulting in increased rainfall and pushing palm oil production back to normal levels.