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Palm oil production declines are expected to arrive starting in December 2015 and extend throughout the next six to nine months.

China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Vegetable Protein for Food Industry (an update of the GB/T 20371), issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission...

2015/2016 soybean production is revised up to 58.5 million tons on good crop conditions resulting in higher yields.

Post kept its forecast for Brazil’s 2015/16 soybean production to a record 98 million metric tons (mmt).

MY15/16 soybean imports are forecast at 79 million tons, slightly higher than the previous year.

On December 14, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan amended legislation to withdraw genetically engineered (GE) food products from school meals.

Italy’s biodiesel capacity stands at approximately 2 Million Metric Tons (MMT). Italian biodiesel operators include two categories: biodiesel producers and oilseed crushers.

Post reduced its 2015/16 production forecast to 98 million metric tons (mmt). Dry and hot weather in central and northeast Brazil is having an impact in the progress of the crop.

China is the second largest market for planting seeds after the United States. It is self-sufficient in planting seeds for grains, but imports some grass, vegetable, and fruit seeds.

According to the Bank of Guatemala (BANGUAT), the food processing industry in Guatemala for year 2015, will grow 3.5 percent and will contribute 0.67 percent to the total GDP.

This report includes updates for the palm oil PS&D table, including final figures for the 2014/15 Oct/Sept. marketing year (MY). MY 2014/15 output was dampened by floods affecting East Coast Malaysia

Over the past decade, the United States' agricultural exports to China have risen sharply, propelling China into its position as the fastest-growing and highest-value export destination...