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Guatemala is one of the major food processing countries in Central America. U.S. suppliers have a good opportunity to export bulk commodities and raw materials for further processing....

Slight planting area growth in some regions raises 2018/19 Paraguayan soybean area forecast to 3.5 million hectares coupled slightly lower yields producing 9.8 million tons, a 2 percent decline....

Post forecasts 2018/19 soybean area stable at 1.2 million hectares with yields averaging 2.5 tons per hectare expected to produce 3 million tons.

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.

Post forecasts that sugar production in South Africa will increase by 7 percent to 2.2 million MT in the 2018/19 MY, based on the improvement in sugar cane quality, better factory recoveries....

Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Swaziland will increase by 5 percent to 5,700,000 MT in the 2018/19 MY, due to good rainfall received at the beginning of the year....

Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Zimbabwe will increase by 9 percent to 3.5 million MT in the 2018/19 MY, based on a return to normal weather after the previous year’s drought....

The first shipment of fresh Argentine lemons is en route to the U.S. following market access granted in August, 2017 for delivery to East Coast ports up to 30,000 tons per year.

Post forecasts 2018/19 soybean production at 115 million metric tons (mmt), the second largest crop on record.

Production for MY 2018/19 is projected at 1.45 million metric tons (MMT) based on minor increases to both area and yield.

Marketing year (MY) 2018/19 total area and rice production for Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal is forecast at 2.4 million HA and 4.2 million MT assuming good weather....

El Salvador's sugarcane planted area in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 remains the same as in MY 2017/18 at approximately 82,000 hectares (ha).