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Rice export prices remain unchanged as the weakening of the Thai Baht was offset by an upward pressure on rice prices

In marketing year 2021/22, wheat production and exports are forecast up to 980,000 tons and 500,000 tons, respectively, on increased planted area.

Saudi Arabia’s food security strategy is managed by the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), and sometime in 2021, they will transfer the barley imports and distribution business back to...

The Philippine economy plunged 9.5 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remains in one of the world's longest quarantines.

In March 2021, Burma’s rice exports are forecast to be weak and largely unrecorded due to widespread instability following the February 1, 2021 military coup.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) set Japan's 2021 recommended table rice production at 6.93 million metric tons (brown rice basis), a 300,000 ton reduction from 2020...

Except for wheat, MY 2021/22 Iraq grain production is expected to fall on reduced planned planted area as early intermittent rainfall puts a strain on limited water resources.

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June) to reach 9.0 million metric tons (MMT), up by almost 1.12 percent compared to 8.9 MMT...

South Africa should remain a net exporter of corn in the 2021/22 MY on excess supplies.

Rice export prices declined 1-2 percent for all varieties as off-season rice supplies continued entering the market, putting downward pressure on domestic prices.

Rice production and exports are expected to recover in 2022. MY2021/22 corn consumption is forecast to slow down due to a shrinking supply of locally produced corn and tighter supplies of imported...

FAS Tokyo estimates stable feed demand in MY2020/21, but projects a slight shift from corn to rice, wheat, and barley in compound feed rations due to high corn prices.