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The continued depreciation of the Indonesian rupiah against the U.S. dollar, depressed consumer purchasing power, and global economic slowdown is lowering demand for Indonesian textiles and products.

On March 23, 2016, legislation was signed into law to increase Brazil’s biodiesel-use mandate from the current 7 percent, to 10 percent by 2019.

Palm oil production estimates for 2015/16 remain unchanged at 33 million metric tons.

Post forecasts both beef and pork production to continue to increase in 2016 to 9.6 million metric tons and 3.6 million metric tons, respectively.

Post increased its forecast for Brazil’s 2015/16 soybean production to a record 100 million metric tons (mmt).

Post revised broiler production to increase by 3 percent in 2016 to 13.5 million metric tons (MT) from the record production level of 13.1 million MT last year.

This fact sheet is intended to provide a brief overview of Brazil’s agricultural economic situation, including: general economic indicators, social class distribution, land use...