USDA Newswire Report News


China: Food Processing Ingredients Annual

Demand for food processing ingredients such as tree nuts, dairy products, pulses, meat, and frozen and dried fruit is expected to continue to expand.



Poland: Proposed Amendment to Animal Protection Rules in Poland

On March 22, 2023, the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed a draft Act on Special Arrangements to Improve the Supervision over Animal Health and Protection.


Philippines: Food Processing Ingredients

As factories have effectively returned to pre-COVID operations, food and beverage manufacturers have purchased more food and beverage ingredients to address domestic consumption.


Panama: Food Processing Ingredients

This report provides information to U.S. exporters of agricultural and related products on how to do business with the Food Processing industry in Panama.


Paraguay: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Post projects marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 soybean production at 10 million metric tons (MMT) as planted area rises to 3.55 million hectares and Paraguay returns to trend for yield.


Philippines: Oilseeds and Products Annual

FAS Manila forecasts copra production at 3 million MT for MY 2023/24 because of the coming El Niño and the break from the 3-year productive cycle.


Taiwan: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Taiwan’s soybean imports are forecast at 2.65 MMT for MY2022/2023 and MY2023/2024.


Malaysia: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Post forecasts Malaysian palm oil production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23 at 18.85 million metric tons (MT), up 702,000 MT from the previous year as the labor situation continues to improve.


Taiwan: Grain and Feed Annual

Taiwan’s domestic wheat production, 4,000 MT in MY2022/2023, is dwarfed by imports at 1.4 MMT for the current MY. Australia is expected to further recover wheat market share from the United States due to competitive pricing and production recovery.


United Arab Emirates: Grain and Feed Annual

Strong tourism, high petroleum rents, and an accompanying economic boom in the United Arab Emirates are forecast to grow the consumptive base and drive imports of wheat and rice higher in the coming marketing year.


Morocco: Grain and Feed Annual

The 2023 crop season in Morocco is advancing under favorable weather conditions, showing promising recovery from the previous year’s drought.


Cambodia: Grain and Feed Annual

Foreign Agricultural Service Phnom Penh (Post) forecasts an increase of both rice and corn production in Cambodia due to lower input prices, higher animal feed prices, and a positive outlook on tourist inflow into the Kingdom.


Pakistan: Oilseeds and Products Annual

As of March 2023, Pakistani authorities still ban genetically engineered (GE) oilseed imports.


Nicaragua: Oilseeds and Products Annual

FAS/Managua projects marketing year 2023/24 Nicaraguan peanut production to return to historic high levels, near 200,000 metric tons on an in-shell basis, as deteriorating political conditions and rising economic instability improve the risk-reward calculations of peanuts relative to longer-term investments in sugar or cattle.


Indonesia: Cotton and Products Annual

Indonesian cotton imports in 2023/24 are forecast to remain stable at 2.0 million bales assuming spinners will use more inventory on hand before making new purchases.


China: Cotton and Products Annual

Marketing year (MY) 23/24 cotton imports are forecast at 1.8 million metric tons (MMT) on higher domestic demand for textile and apparel products and higher spinning demand.


Greece: Cotton and Products Annual

Greece’s MY 2022/23 cotton production is estimated at 1.30 million 480 lb. bales, down 10 percent from the previous season due to a decrease in area planted.


Bangladesh: Cotton and Products Annual

For marketing year (MY) 2023/24, Post forecasts cotton imports at 8.5 million bales.


Egypt: Grain and Feed Annual

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat imports in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (July – June) to increase by almost 2.9 percent from the previous marketing year due to population growth.