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Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) production for the first half of calendar year (CY) 2019 was up roughly 10 percent compared to the same time the previous year to 9.8 million metric tons (MT).

In 2018, the United States and Morocco negotiated terms for U.S. poultry and beef market access, which should be a new opportunity for U.S. exporters.

Pakistan’s purchases of imported soybeans are estimated to reach at 2.0 million metric tons (MMT) during marketing year (MY) 2018/19, 8 percent lower than last year.

FAS/Moscow forecasts that in MY 2019/20 the production of three major oilseed crops in Russia will total 18.87 MMT and thus remain at the MY 2018/19 level, with soybeans and rapeseeds...

Lower feed demand and smaller soybean imports in 2018/19 and 2019/20 are results of significant declines in China’s sow and hog inventories due to African Swine Fever.

This report contains marketing year (MY) 2019/20 forecast for Croatia’s production in soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower and updated numbers for MY 2018/19.

The Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture estimated olive oil production for MY 2014/15 at 320,000 MT, which is a record high.

The beginning of marketing year 2015/16 features higher production volumes for sunflower seeds and soybeans, while rapeseed production is lower compared to the previous marketing year.

Pakistan continues to expand its imports of soybeans, importing over 500,000 metric tons in 2014/15 (a record), with projected 2015/16 imports of 1.5 million metric tons.

The first tentative post-harvest data on 2015 oilseeds crops showed rapeseed production in line with AgSofia’s earlier forecast, however, the sunflower crop declined due to the summer heatwave.

2015/2016 sunflower production is revised down to 2.61 million tons on an increasingly less profitable situation, especially in Buenos Aires and La Pampa provinces.

Post forecasts the 2015/16 soybean production at a record of 98.5 million metric tons despite the slow planting start for the second year in a row in the center-west region.