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Post’s MY 2015/16 milled rice production forecast has been lowered to 103 MMT from a projected harvested area of 43.2 million hectares on moisture stress due to weak monsoon rains in August-September.

Planting of the Rabi (winter) wheat crop is expected to get underway in a few weeks.

Sugar production is forecast at 5.4 million metric tons, up slightly from a year ago.

Kazakh Currency Devaluation…Changes in Kazakhstani Land Management…Kazakhstan Export Forecast…West Kazakhstan Grain Yield Expected Down…No Locust Plague…

For calendar year (CY) 2016 broiler production is projected to increase by approximately eight percent to 4.2 million tons on rising demand from the growing middle class.

On September15, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) draft regulations which establish limits for phytosterol in certain food products.

Cheese production is growing at approximately 15 percent per year, in response to growing demand driven by India’s young demography and increasing urban middle class.

Post organized the training schedule for a 12 member delegation from Pakistan who were part of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded capacity development program in South Africa...

On September 9, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) draft regulations that establishes biotoxin limits in fish and fish products.

On September 8, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft regulation which establishes metal contaminant limits for a broader category of food products.

Post expects that Indian almond imports (shelled basis) in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 will reach 61,500 MT, a nine-percent decrease from the MY 2014/15.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published draft regulations regarding the use of plant sterol (phytosterols) as a food ingredient...