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For marketing year (MY) 2018/19, wheat production is forecast at 18.75 million metric tons (MMT), barley production at 6.4 MMT, corn production at 5.5 MMT, and paddy rice production at 910,000 MT.

Turkey reduced the import tariff on Brans under HS code 2302 from 5 percent to 0 percent according to a governmental decree.

The EU28 grain harvest is now well under way, having started earlier than normal in most Member States due to a very dry spring.

FAS Moscow decreased its April 2018 total grain production forecast by 13.8 million metric tons (MMT) to 109.9 MMT based on reports of reduced area and cold and rainy conditions in some regions....

Unexpected weather conditions between April and June led to slightly lower wheat and barley production forecasts, while late spring rain helped the corn crop.

The winter wheat and barley harvests began earlier than usual in 2018. As of June 21, about 47 percent of barley and 4 percent of wheat areas were harvested.

Italy is the largest rice producer in the EU-28.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, Spain imported $1.7 billion worth of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.

Assuming average weather conditions during the growing season, FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s 2018/19 grain and pulses production at 123.68 million metric tons (MMT), 10.3 MMT less....

The EU28’s grain harvest in MY2018/19 is forecast to be the sixth to surpass 300 MMT in a decade.

Turkey’s wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast at 19.3 MMT, which is slightly lower compared to the previous year due to decreased planting area.

Russia has harvested its largest grain crop in nearly 40 years, exceeding 134 MMT according to official reports and moving Russia into the number one position of global wheat exporters.