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China is the largest oilseed importer in the world with total oilseed imports at 98.42 million tons (MMT) in MY16/17.

Palm oil production is expected to increase from 38.5 million tons in 2017/18 to 40.5 million tons in 2018/19.

Canadian area seeded to canola in marketing year 2017/18 exceeded area seeded to wheat for the first time ever.

Due to a government program incentivizing a decrease in rice production, FAS Seoul projects that soybean production for Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 will increase by approximately 20 percent....

The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia recently visited a tempeh manufacturing plant in central Java.

Due to a government program incentivizing a decrease in rice production, FAS Seoul projects that soybean production for Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19....

Peru is the world's leading fishmeal exporter. Fishmeal production for MY2017/2018 is up 29 percent over the previous marketing year.

Egypt’s soybean imports in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 are forecast at 2.8 million metric tons (MMT), up 400,000 MT from the MY 2017/18 estimate of 2.4 MMT.

Post forecasts Tunisia’s MY 2018/19 soybean imports at 610,000 MT, compared to 580,000 MT in MY 2017/18.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has issued a proposed revision of tofu specifications and standards, which would allow the packaging of tofu for storage at room temperature.

With new mature area entering full production and expectations for above trend yields, the 2017/18 palm oil production forecast is maintained at 38.5 million tons, a 5.5 percent increase from 2016/17.

In MY 2015/16, 37 percent of the total South Korean edible oil supply was palm oil, 35 percent was soybean oil, 9 percent was rapeseed oil and 20 percent was an assortment of other oils.