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Export prices of all grades of rice increased 2-5 percent due to new inquiries and the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Export prices of some grades of white rice increased one percent due to new inquiries and the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Zambia produced its largest corn crop on record in the 2021/22 MY. This bumper corn crop of 3.6 million tons follows on Zambia’s third largest corn crop of 3.4 million tons produced in the 2020/21 MY.

Export prices of all grades of rice decreased 1-2 percent due to limited new inquiries and a further weakening of the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar.

Days after the Port of Durban resumed operations after a period of civil unrest brought the terminal to a standstill, South Africa’s state-owned port, rail, and pipeline authority, Transnet, announced that a cyber-attack had again crippled the flow of goods in and out of the country.

Export prices of white and parboiled rice further decreased one percent due to weak export demand.

Post forecasts that raisin production will rebound to normal levels and increase by 19 percent to 85,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2021/22 MY, based on normal weather conditions, an increase in area planted, new orchards coming into full production, an improvement in yields due to new varieties and production practices, wine grapes being diverted for raisin production,

Beef consumption has increased in Thailand over the last few years, and local cattle production will not be able to meet the increase in demand.

On July 25, 2021, South Africa partially lifted the prohibition on the domestic transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.