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FAS/Astana forecasts Kazakhstani wheat production in MY 2017/2018 at 13.0 Million Metric Tons (MMT), 2 MMT less than in MY 2016/2017.

Angola’s wheat milling capacity is expected to grow over the next several years, with the opening of two new mills and increased production at two existing mills.

Post concurs with the official USDA wheat and corn estimates. For rice, production and area harvested in MY 16/17 were adjusted upwards based on the latest Philippine government data.

2017/2018 wheat production is estimated at 5.6 million metric tons (mmt), down 17 percent from the previous record year on a return to normal yields.

Japan will introduce a new Simultaneous Buy-and-Sell (SBS) import category in October of this year covering all wheat classes.

The spring planting which started in early April is still on-going. Corn will be planted on approximately 199,500 hectares versus the 169,948 ha in 2014/2015, which is a seventeen percent increase.

On May 19, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) raised the third advance estimate for grains production for the Indian Crop Year 2016/17 (July-June) further to a record....

In August 2012, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) started to work towards completion of a comprehensive Food Labeling Standard (see, e.g., GAIN Reports JA3001 and JA3054).

Japan will introduce a new Simultaneous Buy-and-Sell (SBS) import category in October of this year covering all wheat classes.

Infographic showing highlights of U.S. agricultural exports to Japan, which totaled $11.1 billion in 2016.

MY2017/18 cultivation for main-crop rice and corn is occurring much sooner than MY2016/17 cultivation due to favorable rainfall and sufficient reservoir levels.

Bulgarian farmers decreased winter grains planted areas in MY2017/18 by about three percent for wheat and by 21 percent for barley.