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On March 5, 2019, the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs) of the Rice Tariffication Act were signed, specifying how the Philippines will replace its quantitative restrictions on rice imports....

U.S. rice stands to make gains in MY 2019/20 as the Government of Ghana (GoG) announces a 50 percent downward review of import benchmarks at the ports.

Thailand is one of the world’s leading agricultural suppliers, primarily due to its well-developed food processing sector.

Uruguayan wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is forecast up at 825,000 tons. A very good wheat season in MY 2018/19 is expected to encourage a larger planted acreage.

Rice export prices further increased 1 to 2 percent due to strong demand for white and parboiled rice in the African markets.

FAS/Dar es Salaam forecasts marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 corn production to increase by 1.8 percent from 2018/2019 due to a promising fertilizer delivery system.

Ministry of Agriculture reported favorable early prospects for the grain crop should good climatic conditions continue.

The Government of Algeria (GoA) introduced a temporary additional safeguard duty (DAPs) to replace the import ban established in January 2018.

For marketing year (MY) 2018/2019, Post reduced the estimate for rice harvested area to 3,190 thousand hectares (th. ha) owing to unfavorable weather conditions....

In marketing year (MY) 2019/2020, Post forecasts wheat imports at 4.5 million metric tons (MMT), and estimates MY18/19 at 4 MMT.

MY 18/19 corn production is forecast at 95 MMT, 18 percent higher than MY 17/18, on expanded area and excellent conditions for the safrinha crop.

Saudi Arabia partially rescinded a virtual ban on domestic wheat production and is projected to produce 500,000 MT in MY 2019/20.