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News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

Korean ending stocks of rice are revised upward to 1.7 MMT and 1.8 MMT in MY 2015/16 and 2016/17, respectively. Stocks continue to grow as a result of continued decline in per capita rice...

Under normal climatic conditions and taking into account the subsistence farming sector, South Africa’s total corn crop for the 2016/17 MY could reach 12.8 million tons.

The United Kingdom’s anticipated exit from the European Union (Brexit) will not change policy or trade in genetically engineered plants or animals in the short to medium term.

Total production of Canadian wheat, barley, corn and oats is forecast to increase to 54.4 MMT in 2016/17, up 3 percent from marketing year 2015/16.

The MY 2016/17 wheat production forecast is revised lower to 87 million metric tons (MMT) based on continued tight domestic market supplies.

Export prices increased one percent due mainly to the strengthening Thai baht. Prices remain under downward pressure despite government measures to keep new-crop rice off the market.

Australian winter crops have benefited from very favorable seasonal conditions, apart from some cases of frost and water-logging damage which are not expected to have a major impact on production...

Ministry of Agriculture Develops Program on Export of Agricultural Products… GOR to Maintain Support for Agriculture at 214 Billion in CY2017…

Post estimates Argentine wheat production for 2016/17 at 14.4 million tons, and exports at 8.3 million tons, both very similar to USDA.

As a result of favorable weather conditions, 2016 rice production (including feed rice) is estimated to increase slightly despite reduced planting area.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) have developed draft country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for the main ingredient...