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Export prices declined 1 percent due mainly to the weakening of the Thai baht to 36.4 baht/US$. The Government issued a new public tender for 445,473 metric tons, mostly 5% grade white rice.

Corn production and area harvested were pared down in MY14/15 and MY15/16 to reflect the effects of prolonged dryness bought about by the El Nino weather disturbance.

Export prices declined around 1 to 2 percent as new supplies of main-crop rice entered the market.

Ministry of Agriculture’s Monitoring of Implementation of State Program 2013-2020 . . . Elena Gangalo Appointed New Deputy Minister of Agriculture . . .

Prolonged persistent heat and lack of precipitation for several months are seriously affecting corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Export prices declined around 1 percent due to the sales of government stocks. The Thai Government sold 246,793 metric tons of its rice tender issued on September 8.

According to media reports, Algeria’s grains harvest for the current crop year reached 4 MMT up 14.3 percent compared to last year’s crop in spite of unfavorable weather conditions.

September 1 - 3, 2015, OAA Algiers hosted a three-day workshop that focused on USDA’s grading standards for corn, soybeans, and wheat.

Bt corn and Bt cotton will likely be the first ever genetically modified crops to be cultivated in Kenya if the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approves applications submitted...

On August 17, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) revised the Indian crop year (ICY) 2014/15 (July-June) grain production estimate to 252.7 million metric tons (MMT).

Export prices declined around 1 to 3 percent in anticipation of the sales of government stocks and continued weakening of the Thai baht.

The report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.