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Post sees Crop Year (CY) 2021/2022 (September/August) raw sugar production staying flat at 2.1 million metric tons (MT), as low productivity remains an issue amid the continued discussion of trade liberalization.

Egypt’s food and beverage manufacturing and processing sector suffered about $2.2 million (about a 10 percent decrease in sales) due to diminished tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office of Agriculture Affairs (Post) forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 to increase by approximately 2.6 percent or 75,000 metric tons (MT) to reach 2.85 million metric tons (MMT).

In MY2021/22 wheat imports are forecast to reach 1.2 MMT.

The Philippines is the largest market for U.S. soybean meal (SBM) and the world’s top coconut oil (CNO) exporter.

The 2021 crop season in Morocco is progressing under favorable conditions with timely and sufficient rainfalls

Beginning on April 1, 2021, the Government of Algeria (GoA) again extended the confinement measures through mid-April 2021

Following two years of contraction, the Philippine food manufacturing sector is expected to expand 1 percent in 2021

Supported by growing awareness and adoption of global trends, plant-based foods in the Philippines have taken hold of a recognizable niche marketplace in the past year.

Marketing year 2019/20 was another record year for U.S.-origin soybean exports to Egypt.

The Minister of Agriculture indicated that Algeria’s (2020-2021) agricultural season foresees a good crop harvest if supplemental irrigation is well implemented.

In market year (MY) 2021/22, cotton area harvested is forecast to increase seven percent to 70,000 hectares (ha), from 65,000 ha in MY 2020/21.