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In 2018, the United States exported over $1 Billion in U.S. consumer-oriented products to the Caribbean Basin.

For CY 2019/2020, fresh deciduous fruit production is forecast at 550,000 MT for fresh apples and 590,000 MT for fresh pears, unchanged from revised CY 2018/19 levels.

2020 chicken meat production will rise slightly to 2.2 million metric tons with exports of 158,000 metric tons, up 2 percent to key markets of China, Chile and Russia.

2019 Argentine dairy production is projected at 10,650,000 tons, down 1.8 percent from 2018 due to abnormally warm weather during the first half of the year.

The Cayman Islands tourism industry has experienced tremendous growth during the past several years.

2019/20 soybean planted area is forecast at 18 million hectares, up 0.2 million hectares as producers shift second season plantings from corn to soybeans.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast stable at 44,000 metric tons (MT) in CY 2020.

The Bahamas is the second largest market for U.S. consumer-oriented products in the Caribbean.

Argentina’s fuel ethanol production and consumption remains stable with 2019 forecast at 1.1 billion liters with no trade expected and the E12 mandate blend near 11.5 percent.

For marketing year (MY) 2019/20, Post wheat production is forecast higher than USDA at a record 20.8 million tons on larger planted area than USDA lifting exports to a record 14.3 million tons.

Argentina’s fuel ethanol production and consumption remains stable with 2019 forecast at 1.1 billion liters with no trade expected and the E12 mandate blend near 11.5 percent.

For calendar year 2019, Post revises Argentine milk production up slightly to 10.91 million metric tons with CY2019 stocks estimated to fall to 53 million metric tons from 82 million metric tons....