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Due to relatively high stock levels that are suppressing local corn prices, Post estimates that South Africa’s commercial corn producers will cut area by 10 percent to 2.1 million hectares....

Fluid milk imports into China will continue to grow in 2017 due to the diminished size of China’s dairy herd and continued low milk prices in the European Union (EU) and New Zealand.

South Africa is the largest user of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for agricultural exports to the United States in the Southern African region.

Post estimates that the South African raw sugar production will increase by 8 percent to 2.2 Million Metric Tons (MMT) in the 2018/19 Marketing Year (MY), due to an increase in sugar cane....

In March 2018, the Chinese State Council announced a government reorganization aimed at improving efficiency and customer service in many parts of the Chinese government.

On August 31, 2018, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China passed the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China.

On September 28, 2018, the South African Revenue Service published notifications that a safeguard duty of 35.3 percent will be imposed on EU bone-in chicken.

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered components are limited to food aid.

South Africa has the largest foodservice market in Southern Africa, and a highly competitive hospitality industry.

Two-way agricultural trade between the United States and Southern Africa has grown significantly in the past decade, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2017.

China remains one of the most dynamic retail markets in the world and offers great opportunities for U.S. food exporters.

Post forecasts MY 2018/19 (August to July) area for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Senegal at 1.71 million hectares (HA), a 0.9 percent increase from the previous year due mainly to reported....