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2014/2015 wheat production is estimated at 6.5 million metric tons (mmt), up 18 percent from the previous year due to an 18 percent increase in area based on higher prices at planting.

In May 2015, the U.S. Dairy Export Council requested assistance from FAS Brasilia to intervene on the release of a U.S. commercial shipment of U.S. dairy ingredient: whey protein concentrate.

Brazilian orange crop for 2015/16 is forecast at 393 million boxes, down 10 percent from the previous year, due to weather related problems during blossoming and a non-uniform harvest.

Brazilian and Chinese leaders met in Brasilia on May 19, 2015 and reached a series of multibillion-dollar investment and trade deals, worth $53.3 billion dollars.

ATO/Sao Paulo forecasts the Brazilian coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2015/16 (July-June) at 52.40 million 60-kg bags, up 2 percent relative to MY 2014/15.