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WASHINGTON, September 10, 2021—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year. The marketing year for soybeans began Sept. 1. USDA issues both daily and weekly export sales...

In marketing year (MY) 2022 (January-December), FAS New Delhi (Post) forecasts India’s national cattle herd to reach 306.7 million animals, increasing by 1.2 million head from the 2021 tally.

Post projects 2020 Argentine chicken meat production at 2.3 million metric tons, up very slightly from 2021 levels.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding nearly $800,000 to Tuskegee University and the University of Georgia to help improve veterinary education and research across Africa through the Faculty Exchange Program, administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service...

On January 1, 2022, Ukraine will implement new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl in agricultural and food products at the level of 0.01 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) or milligrams per liter (mg/l) depending on whether the product is solid or liquid.

Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.

China’s raisin production is forecast at 180,000 MT in MY2021/22, a rebound of 20 percent from a failed crop in the previous year due to Covid-19 outbreaks in Xinjiang that prevented harvest and processing.

Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 106,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.

On July 9, 2021, China notified “Laboratory animal—Microbiological and parasitical standards and monitoring” to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/CHN/1613.

India’s soybean production estimate for marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (October-September) is lowered to 10.8 million metric tons (MMT) on account of delayed and erratic rainfall.

Soybean imports are forecast at 101 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 21/22, up 3 MMT from the previous year.

Korea's chicken production and consumption are projected to increase moderately in 2021 and 2022, as Korean broiler inventory recovers from HPAI related depopulation, and economic activity normalizes with increased COVID-19 vaccination rates. U.S. poultry exports to Korea remain limited.