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Pakistan’s imports of oilseeds are expected to exceed edible oil imports for the first time ever in marketing year 2017/18, reflecting the growing importance of oilseed meals....

The Government of Kazakhstan replaced its Minister of Agriculture on December 15, 2017.

Pakistan continues to make significant progress towards implementing a full-fledged biotechnology and seed regulatory structure that is expected to facilitate the introduction of new seed....

Soybean area and production levels for MY 2018/19 (July-June) are projected to increase to 80 thousand hectares (HA) and 152 thousand metric tons (MT) respectively, due to a switch from Boro rice....

MY 2017/18 raw cotton production is projected at 135,000 bales based upon favorable weather and expansion of American Upland cotton planted area.

Pakistan’s marketing year 2018/19 cotton production is forecast at 8.8 million 480 lb bales, up 500,000 bales from the revised 2017/18 estimate.

Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 returned to regular levels after a record setting level in MY 2016/17 the result of carry-over of cane not harvested the previous year.

After a record harvest of 98.5 million metric ton (MMT) last year, India’s MY 2018/19 (April/March) wheat production is forecast lower at 94 MMT on lower planting, still a record fourth highest crop.

The Government of Pakistan has authorized an export subsidy of up to $159 per metric ton to facilitate exports of up to 2 million metric tons of wheat.

In an extraordinary measure through the Gazette of India, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare published a notification on March 12, 2018, fixing the maximum sale price for cotton seed....

As Ecuador’s economy recovers and domestic corn prices remain high, consumption of wheat and rice increased in 2017/18.

On February 16, 2018, the Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a press notice to announce its implementation of Draft Food Safety and Standards...