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Post forecasts that South Africa’s wheat imports for the 2018/19 MY will decline marginally to 1.8 million tons, on an expected increase in local production.

On March 20, 2018, the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that it has suspended imports of meat and meat products from Brazilian establishments....

Under delivery of rail cars since September 2017 has disrupted agricultural commodity movement across the Canadian prairies.

Canadian area seeded to canola in marketing year 2017/18 exceeded area seeded to wheat for the first time ever.

The Canadian food service industry was valued at $60 billion in 2016.

Graphic showing the top markets for U.S. ag exports in 2017. Canada was the top market, followed by China and Mexico.

On March 4, 2018, a large number of Southern African countries, including Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe....

Canada was once again the leading destination for U.S. food and agricultural exports in 2017, with total export value surpassing $20 billion.

The Canadian food processing industry was valued at $85 billion in 2016.

On February 26, 2018, Sfiso Nobert Buthelezi was appointed as the new Deputy Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).

On February 26, 2018, the South African Parliament passed a motion to begin a process of considering to amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land....

In 2016, Canada was the second-largest export market for U.S. food and agricultural products.