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Malaysia relies on imports to satisfy local demand for grain commodities including rice, corn, and wheat.

Post forecasts that consumption and imports of corn, wheat and rice in Malaysia will slightly increase in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24, in line with population growth and normalization of the market.

Post forecasts that consumption of corn and wheat in Malaysia will marginally increase in Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23, assuming an eventual stabilization of commodity prices following the disruption caused by the crisis in Ukraine.

Total Lithuania’s wheat, rye, mixed grains, triticale, barley, corn, and oat production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast at 6.1 million metric tons (MMT), a 6.4-percent decrease from MY 2020/21.

Post forecasts that consumption of corn and wheat in Malaysia will gradually rebound in marketing year 2021/22 with rice consumption slightly down as consumers return to eating outside the home.

Post expects MY 2020/21 corn imports to reach 4.08 million metric tons (MT) due to steadily growing demand for poultry feed. MY 2020/21 wheat imports are expected to increase only slightly...

At nearly 313.5 MMT, the total MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop is around 2 MMT higher than the previous forecast, with higher wheat, corn and barley production partially offset by a lower mixed grain....

The unprecedented heatwave in June across much of the European Union attracted attention to the outlook for the MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop.

Post expects MY 2019/20 corn imports to reach 4.15 million metric tons (MT), up 4 percent from the previous year, due to steadily growing demand for poultry feed.

For 2017/18, total overall imports of corn into Malaysia are forecast to increase to 4 million tons.

The total MY2017/18 EU-28 grain crop is revised up 2 MMT to 304 MMT, due to improved outlooks for both the wheat and corn crops.

Updated import duties of Euro 5.16 per metric ton are applied on corn, sorghum and rye from August 8, 2017.