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As Mexico is expecting a recovery in milk production in MY2016, the consumption of fluid milk is decreasing while demand for specialized products is a growing trend among consumers.

FAS Quito forecasts Ecuador’s calf production growing to 1.01 million head in calendar year (CY) 2016, up some 20,000 head or about two percent compared to 2015’s level.

Working with Ecuador’s National Association of Manufacturers of Food and Beverage (ANFAB), FAS Quito organized three back-to-back workshops in the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca, and Quito.

Mexican sorghum production has been plagued with a serious sugarcane aphid (SCA) infestation resulting in reduced crop yields, harvest efficiency reduction, and in some areas severe crop loses.

ATO Mexico City was part of the largest cultural event in Mexico City, Feria de las Culturas Amigas.

Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2015/16 is forecast to be at 6.5 million metric tons raw-value (MMT-RV), although there is not yet an official forecast.