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The previously forecast reduction in Mexican cotton production was not as severe as anticipated, due to a lower than expected reduction of planting in the state of Chihuahua.

MY2019/20 cotton imports are expected to decrease in line with decreased yarn production.

MY2019/20 rice production is revised down further due to ineffective control of the outbreaks of blast disease on the main rice crop and limited water supplies for off-season rice plantings.

On November 22, 2019, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a notice for new requirements for all romaine lettuce products from the Salinas growing region of California...

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Colombian coffee production was slightly lower than expected at 13.9 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms unless otherwise noted) green bean equivalent (GBE).

Canada is the top export market for U.S. wines by value, and Ontario’s provincial liquor board is a major purchaser of beverage alcohol.

ATO/Sao Paulo coffee production estimate for MY 2019/20 (July-June) was revised downward to 58 million 60-kg bags, due to lower agricultural and de-husking yields than previously projected....

In Marketing Year (MY) 2019/20, Chile’s fresh apple, table grape, and pear supplies will drop due to drought and a decline in planted area.

Grape production in Peru continues to increase. It is forecast to reach 648,000 MT in Marketing Year 2019/2020.

Production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is forecast down due to an expectation of slightly below average yields and a marginal increase in harvest-time abandonment.

Rice export prices declined approximately 1 percent due mainly to the weakening of the Thai baht.

This report gives an overview of the hotel, restaurant and institutional food service (HRI) sector in Chile and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.