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On April 10, Taiwan completed a Simultaneous-Buy and Sell (SBS) tender for 18,500 tons of U.S. origin rice.

Post forecast Australian wheat production at 24 million metric tons (MMT) for 2018/19, while barley production is expected to reach 9.5 MMT due to higher commodity prices....

Taiwan is the United States sixth largest export market for soybeans. Soybean consumption and imports are forecast to remain stable in MY2017/18 and MY2018/19 at 2.525 million tons.

Australian sugar cane production is forecast to be stable at 34 million metric tons (MMT) in 2018/19, similar to last year.

Australia normally produces over 5 million metric tons (MMT) of oilseed crops each year, with canola and cottonseed accounting for over 90 percent of total production.

Rice production continues to be strong despite falling demand, as many farmers prefer the guaranteed income that comes from the government rice procurement program.

In 2018/19, Post forecasts Australian cotton production to reach 4.7 million bales from a harvested area of 450,000 hectares.