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Ethiopia: Grain and Feed Annual

MY17/18 grain production was better than expected due to favorable weather conditions and relatively minor losses from Fall Army Worm.
Sugar production continues to grow incrementally with MY17/18 (May-April) production forecast to reach 400,000 metric tons.
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Indonesia: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Palm oil production is expected to increase from 38.5 million tons in 2017/18 to 40.5 million tons in 2018/19.
FAS Jakarta provided assistance to a local importer to release a detained shipment of U.S. hardwood lumber.
On March 8, as part of his trip to several African nations, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki to reinforce our shared goal....
The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia recently visited a tempeh manufacturing plant in central Java.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Looking Again to Buy More Sugar

In an effort to alleviate marketplace shortages, the state-run Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) bought 100,000 metric tons of sugar this past November.