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Persistent drought in July and August 2017 has affected most of the spring crops in Serbia, mainly corn, soya, sunflower and sugar beets.

FAS/Dar es Salaam forecasts marketing year (MY) 2018/19 corn production down 2 percent from 2017/2018, due to pests and diseases such as Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) and Fall Army Worm (FAW).

Production of rice and corn in Burma is forecast to increase in MY 2017/18 due to increased farm mechanization and use of higher yielding seeds.

MY2017/18 corn production is forecast lower at 89 million metric tons (MMT), based on reduced area for first and second-crop corn and an expected return to average yields.

Korean rice production is forecast to decrease in MY 2018/19 as the government’s rice reduction program takes effect.

China’s agricultural policy-makers manage the dual mandate of ensuring national food security while pursuing poverty alleviation targets, which aim to raise rural incomes....

MY 2018/19 (May-April) total rice area and production levels are forecast to increase to 11.7 million hectares (HA) and 34.7 million metric tons (MMT), due to a recovery....

Turkey’s wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast at 19.3 MMT, which is slightly lower compared to the previous year due to decreased planting area.

Rice production continues to be strong despite falling demand, as many farmers prefer the guaranteed income that comes from the government rice procurement program.

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....

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice imports due to a widening domestic supply deficit during the marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.

Rice production in 2018/19 is forecast to increase only slightly, and low stocks and high prices will continue to require rice imports.