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After years of declining production, Egyptian cotton is again on the rise.

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

FAS Cairo forecasts refined sugar production in MY2018/19 to increase by approximately five percent or 115,000 metric ton (MT) to reach 2.44 million metric tons (MMT)....

On February 2, 2018, Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) issued updated requirements for suppliers wishing to participate in government tenders for wheat procurement.

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.

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 January 21, 2018, the Egyptian government gave Upper Egypt sugarcane farmers a financial boost.

Egypt’s soybean imports in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 are forecast at 2.8 million metric tons (MMT), up 400,000 MT from the MY 2017/18 estimate of 2.4 MMT.

FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (July-June) to reach 8.45 million metric tons (MMT), up by 4.3 percent compared to marketing year 2017/18.