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Post forecasts Ukraine’s walnut production over 132,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

Recent amendments to Ukraine’s Plant Quarantine Law authorize the use of private phytosanitary laboratories to conduct commodity sampling and analysis for the purposes of export only.

This report contains revised production, consumption and trade forecasts for MY2018/19 as the result of recent legislative amendments as well as trade estimates for MY2017/18.

Ukraine’s poultry meat production in 2018-19 is expected to increase as new hatcheries and processing facilities initiate production in 2018 and existing capacities become fully utilized.

Post forecasts that South Africa’s chicken meat imports will increase marginally by 2 percent in 2019 to 525,000 tons.

While Southern African countries generally adopt Codex standards, there are concerns that many are missing the opportunity to shape or influence these standards due to their poor attendance....

The South African Government through the Deputy President confirmed collaboration with organized agriculture on land reform at a land summit on August 23 and 24, 2018.

South Africa produced a historical-high summer oilseed crop of 2.5 million tons in the 2017/18 MY with a further increase in oilseed production projected for the 2018/19 MY to 2.6 million tons.