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The Cabinet agreed to allocate a budget of 60.36 billion baht (U.S. $1.98 billion) for three agricultural price subsidy programs for small rice and oil palm farmers.

New Zealand is thought to have reached “peak cows”, and as a result beef production and exports are expected to remain relatively stable.

Australia’s cattle and beef production continues to be impacted by the drought in key production areas.

Hong Kong confirmed three cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse on September 3.

Fresh fruit is one of the top U.S. food exports to Hong Kong, valued at USD347 million in 2018, and one of the best prospects for U.S. exports to Hong Kong.

Rice export prices remain unchanged as exporters are concerned about current exchange rate volatility.

The United States, as the second largest exporter of processed vegetables to Japan, accounts for 20 percent of the market, valued at US$560 million in 2018.

While a dry spell caused marginal damage on rice and corn production in MY2019/20, the impact of fall armyworm infestation adversely affected corn production to a greater extent.

Thailand’s chicken production, domestic consumption, and exports are expected to further grow in 2019 and 2020.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2020 (January – December), Korea’s chicken production is projected to increase about 1.6 percent to 957,000 metric tons (MT) compared to MY 2019.

China’s raisin production is forecast at 200,000 MT in MY 2019/20, up nearly 3 percent from the previous year.

Soybean meal (SBM) consumption for 2019/20 and 2018/19 are unchanged from August’s report, but down from their preceding year as domestic swine inventories continue to shrink....