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Post forecasts China’s MY2015/16 raisin production at 190,000 tons, an increase of 5 percent over USDA’s MY2014/15 official estimate.

Post forecasts China’s MY 2015/16 inshell walnut production at one million metric tons, an increase of 11 percent over MY 2014/15...

In January 2015, the government announced efforts to boost potato production and transform the crop into the country's fourth major “grain” after rice, wheat and corn.

FAS Manila partnered with numerous U.S. organizations and local importers in featuring U.S. gourmet food and beverage products at the “From the Land of the Free to the Pearl of the Orient” festival.

FAS Manila teamed up with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. exporters, local importers and guest chef Pete Geoghegan to showcase U.S. fine food and beverage products....

Corn production and area harvested were pared down in MY14/15 and MY15/16 to reflect the effects of prolonged dryness bought about by the El Nino weather disturbance.

Post forecasts China’s 2016 pork consumption at 57 million tons, a slight decrease from USDA’s 2015 official forecast.

Demand for ethanol is expected to increase by an average of five percent annually in the near future in order to meet the 10 percent mandated ethanol blend.

Korea’s production of beef is expected to decrease in 2015 and 2016 due to reduced cattle supplies. At the same time consumption will increase slightly allowing for greater imports including U.S. beef

Export prices declined around 1 to 2 percent as new supplies of main-crop rice entered the market.

The EU-28 broiler sector is expected to grow in 2015 and 2016, benefiting from slowly increasing demand, since it has been less affected than other meats by the economic downturn in Europe.

The United States exported $2.7 billion of tree nuts in 2014, a new record figure since 1970 and up 20 percent compared to last year.