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Rice export prices remain unchanged as traders are waiting for the sale of the government retenders for the remaining rice stocks on August 29-30.

MY2018/19 rice and corn production should increase due to expanded acreage and favorable weather conditions.

Rice export prices declined around 1 percent due to a lack of new inquiries as traders are awaiting the results of the last government rice tenders in 2018.

In marketing year (MY) 2018/19 FAS Warsaw expects that Polish apple producers will see a record level harvest.

Rice export prices increased 2 to 3 percent in anticipation of new white rice demand from China.

Rice export prices further increased 1 to 2 percent due to the demand for white rice from China and the Philippines.

On July 13, 2018, The Ministry of Public Health Notification No. 388 Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold, which bans partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs)....

Rice export prices declined 1 percent due to the lack of new inquiries. Exporters are reportedly fulfilling pending shipments of white rice to the Philippines and Africa.

The Government of Poland’s Main Statistical Office (MSO) published preliminary marketing year (MY) 2018/19 crop estimates for Poland.

The Polish Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) issued new draft labeling voluntary standards for food products free from genetic engineering (GE), including for animal products derived from livestock....

Domestic and export rice prices remain unchanged. Exporters are currently fulfilling pending rice shipments to Africa and the Philippines.

Post forecasts that Latvian production of wheat, rye, mixed grains and triticale, barley, and oats in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 will reach upwards of 2.1 MMT, almost 20 percent lower from MY 2017/18