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For marketing year (MY) 2020/21, Post projects 205,000 hectares of wheat planted area and 1.288 million metric tons (MMT) of wheat production which represents a 2.4 percent decrease over MY2019/20.

The Dominican Republic’s food processing industry was valued at $8.8 billion during Calendar Year (CY) 2019 in activities categorized as “food industry,” with an additional $2.8 billion...

Uncertainty of government corn policies and price support mechanisms contributed to decreased production with farmers retiring or shifting to more profitable crops.

Exports of agricultural and related products to Mexico totaled $18.6 billion, which demonstrates a more than 47 percent increase over the last 10 years.

On April 16, 2019, AquaBounty, a U.S. company that developed genetically-engineered (GE) salmon in Boquete, Panama closed its production and research facilities.

On February 26, 2020, the Colombian Ministry of Health (MinSalud) announced that Colombia will require warning labels on foods that are high in salt, saturated fats, and added sugars starting in 2022.

The Canadian cattle herd continues to contract while African Swine Fever (ASF) and market volatility concerns reduce the Canadian swine herd.

The Government of Mexico (GOM) is creating uncertainty about the future acceptance of biotechnology and genetically engineered (GE) crops in Mexico.

There are no changes in regulations since last year’s report.

Grain production is expected to have a mixed outlook in 2020.

Brazil is likely to set another record in chicken production and exports in 2020 despite current uncertainties surrounding the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the world economy.

Despite multiple disruptions, the Canadian agricultural supply system continues to effectively move commodities to overseas markets.