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FAS Bangkok forecasts MY 2025/26 rice production to marginally drop compared to MY 2024/25, while Thailand’s MY 2025/26 rice exports will fall sharply in response to strong global competition, especially among white rice producers.

Feed demand forecasts are revised downward due to lower than expected growth in livestock feed demand and increased exports of local feed ingredients. Wheat consumption and imports are revised slightly upward, reflecting stronger than expected demand from food processors.

Thai rice exports continued a steady decline in October with year-to-date shipments below last year’s level as logistics challenges persisted. Harvest progress for marketing Year 2025/26 main-crop rice proceeded on schedule with stable yields, supported by improved water conditions and favorable monsoon rainfall.

Weekly summary of U.S. export sales activity for key commodities.

In 2025, Brazil experienced milder temperatures and fewer fires compared to 2024, and losses in agricultural productivity were largely limited to fields harvested in the first third of the 2025/26 marketing year (MY).

FAS/Canberra has revised upward its estimate for Australia’s sugar cane production in marketing year (MY) 2025/26 to 29.9-million metric tons (MMT), compared to the previous forecast of 28.5 MMT. The adjustment reflects favorable seasonal conditions in the latter part of the production season.

FAS Pretoria revises MY 2025/26 sugarcane production downward due to quality issues caused by limited sun exposure during the rainy season.

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Zambia’s Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries have agreed upon new Veterinary Health Certificates for export of bovine semen, bovine embryos and live poultry/day-old chicks/hatching eggs from the United States to Zambia.

Post forecasts MY2025/26 China corn production at 298 MMT, up 3 MMT from MY2024/25. MY2025/26 corn imports are projected at 7 MMT, down sharply from 23 MMT in MY2023/24 as Beijing restricts grain imports.

Monsoon flooding since mid-August has inflicted significant damage on Pakistan’s agricultural sector. These floods have adversely impacted farmer’s held wheat stocks and are likely to disrupt the wheat planting schedule for the 2026/27 wheat crop.

This report provides information to U.S. exporters of agricultural and related products on how to do business with the retail food sector in Panama. Important supermarkets, hypermarkets, and independent specialty food store chains dominate the grocery sector.

Turkiye’s beet sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2025/26 is forecast to decline year-over-year to about 2.9 million metric tons due to adverse weather conditions in the country’s beet growing areas.