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Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2018/19 is forecast to be 6.57 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV), although there is not yet an official forecast.

Total cotton production for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast to be 1.57 million bales, slightly higher than the previous marketing year.

The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on April 10, 2018, an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported....

On April 3, 2018, Mexico published four notices announcing incentive programs intended to address an oversupply of corn in certain parts of the country....

The value of Panama’s food processing ingredients market is valued at $110 million annually with U.S. products holding 60 percent of the market share.

The expanded Panama Canal in June 2016 marks a key milestone in Panama’s history as an important water route for world trade.

Post expects slower growth in the vegetable oil and oil meal sectors in MY 2018/19, given potential declines in consumer purchasing power and general economic uncertainty.

The United States’ position as the leading supplier of cotton to Indonesia was overtaken by Brazil during the period August 2017 to January 2018.

Indonesia offers significant opportunities for U.S. ingredient suppliers to meet the demand for raw materials for its food processing industry.

Rice production in 2018/19 is forecast to increase only slightly, and low stocks and high prices will continue to require rice imports.