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China’s marketing year (MY) 2019/20 production of deciduous fruit, especially apples and pears, is expected to rebound sharply from the previous year’s low levels.

Rice export prices are virtually unchanged as reduced domestic prices are offset by the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Among Japanese food industry sectors, the Home Meal Replacement (HMR) sector, or Sozai in Japanese, has shown the highest rate of growth in recent years, with sales reaching a record....

Biodiesel production in 2019 is expected to increase by roughly 36 percent (compared to the previous year) to 1.69 billion liters due to increases in domestic use and exports.

Total Saudi barley imports for MY2019/20 is projected to decline by 29 percent to 6 million MT compared to the USDA’s official estimate.

For rice marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (May-April), Post’s production estimate is raised to 35.8 million metric tons (MMT), a 2.27 percent increase over 2018/19 production....

Russia’s grain crop in MY19/20 will be abundant, particularly for barley and corn.

In marketing year 2019/20, Korea’s pear production is projected to increase by 3.4 percent to 210,000 metric tons due to increased yield as a result of better weather conditions....

Mexican apple production is expected to rebound in marketing year (MY) 2019/20, recovering from extensive weather damage that affected supplies last MY. Mexican imports of U.S. apples....

South Africa`s production of apples, pears and table grapes is forecast to grow in the 2019/20 MY, based on available irrigation water following improved 2019 winter rainfall....

Japan’s annual biofuel target of 500 million liters (crude oil equivalent) for the transport sector was reached on time in 2017 and continues unchanged this year.

Large carryover stocks and additional imports under recently implemented trade agreements should temper growth of Canadian milk, butter, cheese, and skim milk powder production in 2020.