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This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco’s maximum limits of contaminants in food, as established in 2016, with some limits set to come into force in 2020.

Post forecasts 2018/19 soybean production at 115 million metric tons (mmt), the second largest crop on record.

India notified its 2018 draft labeling and display regulations and invited comments from the World Trade Organization (WTO) members.

The Algerian Ministry of Agriculture reported favorable early prospects for the MY2018/19 winter grain crop.

Palm oil production is forecast to marginally increase to 20.5 million tons in 2017/18 from 18.8 million tons in 2016/17.

Taiwan is the United States sixth largest export market for soybeans. Soybean consumption and imports are forecast to remain stable in MY2017/18 and MY2018/19 at 2.525 million tons.

Driven by strong feed demand from the livestock and aquaculture sectors and falling local soybean cultivation area, soybean imports are forecast to increase to 1.9 million metric tons....

FAS/Moscow anticipates production of the three main oilseed crops in Russia in MY 2018/19 at 16.9 MMT, a 7.3 percent increase over MY 2017/18 driven by higher sunflowerseed and soybean production.

On April 1, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its temperature outlook for April to June 2018.

Australia normally produces over 5 million metric tons (MMT) of oilseed crops each year, with canola and cottonseed accounting for over 90 percent of total production.

Post expects slower growth in the vegetable oil and oil meal sectors in MY 2018/19, given potential declines in consumer purchasing power and general economic uncertainty.

On April 4, 2018, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) separately announced a proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent....