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U.S. agricultural exports are a critical source of farm income. The USDA Economic Research Service estimates that on average 23 percent of the output of nonmanufactured agricultural products were exported between 2013 and 2022.

On May 8, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) and gene-edited events.

Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide. Sources include reporting from FAS’s worldwide offices, official statistics of foreign governments....

This monthly report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in grains.

Exporters and importers continue to face much uncertainty due to the military regime’s foreign currency control policies and continuing conflict between the regime and ethnic armed forces. FAS Rangoon forecasts Burma’s MY 2024/25 rice exports to recover to 1.7 MMT amid high stocks and expected relaxation of export controls. MY 2024/25 corn exports and wheat imports will remain flat.

After a record harvest last year in Turkey, grain stocks are full.

MY2016/17 rice production is revised down to 17 million metric tons due to water shortages.

Production of rice, beans, and pulses is forecast to decline in MY 2015/16 due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Post continues to forecast MY 2016/17 wheat production at 88 million metric tons (MMT) based on the initial harvest reports from the major producing states.

According to Statistics Canada planting intentions and assuming average yields, Post forecast total production of wheat, barley, corn and oats to reach 53.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2016/2017.

Total wheat production increased 8% in MY2015/2016 reaching 1.6MMT. Production is expected to decrease on MY2016/17 as prices for domestic producers declined in MY2015/16.