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FAS Sofia increases its estimate for wheat and barley crops to 7.2 million metric tons (MMT) and 700,000 MT, respectively, due to favorable spring weather leading to record yields.

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat imports in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June) at 12.4 MMT, up from the previous marketing year estimate due to higher consumption driven by population growth.

In MY 2021/22, Colombian corn, rice, and wheat demand are forecast to recover as Colombia returns to pre-pandemic economic growth levels.

Fluid milk production should increase about one percent in 2022 as a greater number of heifers enter milk production.

Morocco’s hotel, restaurant and institutional industry (HRI) experienced an unprecedented shutdown due to state of health emergency measures related to COVID-19.

The Philippines imports 99 percent of its dairy requirement as domestic production cannot meet the annual demand of 2.9 million metric tons (MT) liquid milk equivalent, according to the National Dairy Authority (NDA).

Improving domestic dairy production to reduce reliance on imports remains a priority of the government of Algeria.

For the past 12 years, drought limited pasture for grazing and forced down milk production.

In 2022, China’s raw milk production is forecast to reach 36.7 million metric tons, a 3 percent increase, as producers make operational investments that should return more milk, per cow milk production improves, and additional facilities come online.

Wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2021-2022 is forecast at a record 20 million tons, and exports are projected at 13.5 million tons (including flour in its wheat equivalent), both unchanged from USDA’s official numbers.

FAS/Canada projects modest growth for milk and cheese production in 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions on the food service sector continue to impact consumption patterns.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on the Turkish consumer food service industry in 2020, with a strong decline in sales and widespread outlet closures seen throughout the industry.