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Ghana: Ghana Dry Bean Voluntary 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Commercial dry bean production in Ghana is limited to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), which has two sub-species with commercial value in Ghana; the black-eyed pea, which is the most popularly grown sub-species in Ghana, and the red/dark brown sub-species.
El Salvador: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 23 is estimated at 805,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY22 reached 785,000 MT.
Uzbekistan: Cotton and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Uzbekistan’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is forecast unchanged from the previous year at 675,000 metric tons (MT) (3.10 million bales).
Nicaragua: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS/Managua projects Nicaraguan sugar production and exports recovering in marketing year 2023/24, despite deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, with the anticipated arrival of an El Niño weather system and drier weather in the latter half of 2023.
Thailand: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS Bangkok (Post) expects soybean imports to rebound in Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23 and further increase to around 4 million metric tons in MY2023/24, driven by strong demand for poultry and swine feed.
Japan: Japan Plans Low Imports of Butter and NFDM in JFY2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Japan announced low tariff-rate quotas for butter (8,000 MT) and non-fat dried milk (750 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2023.
Guatemala: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
In marketing year (MY)2023/2024, Guatemala is forecast to produce 2.6 million metric tons of sugar from sugarcane from a harvested area of 251,000 hectares.
Haiti: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Wheat consumption in Haiti in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (July 2023/June 2024) is forecast at 405,000 metric tons (MT), stable compared to the previous marketing period.
China: Animal Husbandry Law 2022 Revision
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
On October 30, 2022, the People's Republic of China (PRC) National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee issued the revised Animal Husbandry Law of the PRC.
Turkey: Meat and Milk Situation in Turkiye
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
In the past year, meat and milk prices have skyrocketed due to a variety of factors, among which are insufficient cattle inventories, high input costs, semi-effective government policies, and limitations on importing meat and live animals.
China: MARA Publishes Information to Improve Public Awareness of Essentially Derived Varieties
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
On April 10, 2023, the Development Center of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published information designed to improve public understanding of the Essentially Derived Variety (EDV) system.
Argentina: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Post lowers its 2022/2023 estimate for Argentine soybean production to 23.9 million metric tons (MMT).
China: National Food Safety Standard of Food Additive Lutein Notified to WTO
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
On March 6, 2023, China notified an updated National Food Safety Standard of Food Additive Lutein to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1266.
Jordan: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS Amman (Post) forecasts Jordan’s wheat imports in MY 2023/24 to reach 1.25 million MT.
South Korea: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS/Seoul forecasts marketing year (MY) 2023/24 corn imports to remain flat, with U.S. market share gradually recovering towards the end of the year.
Sri Lanka: Grain and Feed Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS Colombo (Post) forecast’s Sri Lanka’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (October-September) rice production (milled) at 3.16 million metric tons (MMT), with a planted area of 1 million hectares.
Australia: Oilseeds and Products Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Australian oilseed production, dominated by canola, is expected to be strong again in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, but down from the record in MY 2022/23.
Pakistan: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Sugar production in 2023/24 is forecast at 7.05 million tons, three percent above the 2022/23 estimate.
Costa Rica: Sugar Annual
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
FAS/San José projects Costa Rican sugar production to rebound to 400,000 metric tons in marketing year 2023/24, climbing nearly 10 percent higher from marketing year 2022/23, on drier conditions associated with the anticipated return of an El Niño weather system.
China: Blueberry Annual Voluntary 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
In 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) surpassed the United States as the world’s largest blueberry producer.