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Post projects milled rice production for MY 2018/19 at 1.45 million metric tons (MMT), unchanged from the April 2018 report.

Ghana confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in five (5) districts in the Central Region of Ghana in May 2018.

On June 21, 2018, Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) confirmed acceptance of a USDA-proposed Veterinary Health Certificate for the export of cattle from the United States.

Post forecasts that raisin production will increase by 6 percent to 70,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2018/19 MY, from 66,100 MT in the 2017/18 MY.

On June 8, 2017, the South African National Assembly passed the Border Management Authority Bill.

South Africa`s production of grapefruit, oranges and lemons/limes is estimated to increase in the 2017/18 MY, based on the growth in area planted and on the normal weather conditions....

Due to the climatic challenges, Post estimates that Zimbabwe’s corn area harvested decreased by 36 percent to 1.2 million hectares in the 2018/19 MY..

The hotel industry in Ghana grew rapidly over the past ten years, catering to an expansion of both business and tourism.

The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson recently issued a report underscoring food safety’s critical importance to achieving the Malabo Declaration goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty....

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment approved Bt cotton – the country’s first biotech crop – for cultivation.

In Marketing Year (MY) 2017/18 Tanzania exported 4,864 MT of green coffee beans to the United States, worth 19.2 million USD, representing an increase of four percent from 2016/17.

In May 2018, Namibia officially opened its market for U.S. processed and unprocessed poultry products from establishments approved for export by the United States Department of Agriculture....