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On January 4, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) published a revised “National Standard for Seed of Economic Crops - Part 2: Oil Species (Draft for Comments)." The revised draft standard pertains to seeds for sowing/planting...

The EU's Renewable Energy Directive is spurring demand for biofuels, but a series of actions have been imposed to stymie trade of bioethanol and biodiesel.

Guatemala has no laws to promote biofuels development, but the country is the strongest potential producer of biofuels in Central America.

Kazakhstan’s wheat production is expected to recover in 2013, but exports to Russia - its largest market in 2012/13 - are expected to drop sharply.

China is expected to remain a significant importer of biotech products and may become an exporter of biotechnology in the medium to long term.

Canadian biofuel production remains below what Post estimates is needed to meet federal standards. Limited production makes it unlikely Canada will become a major player in the global ethanol market.

Post forecasts Egyptian soybean imports to fall in 2013/14, with a decrease in soybean meal consumption due to lingering animal health concerns in the domestic poultry industry and high feed prices.

EU farmers are expecting a sizeable grain crop of 292 million metric tons in marketing year 2013/14.

The EU is highly dependent on imports of oilseeds and oilseeds products (protein meals and vegetable oils) to meet demand for food, feed and industrial uses, including biofuels production.

Acreage is expected to decline but yields are forecast to return to normal for Canada's 2013 oilseeds crop, which should result in greater supplies.

The ability of U.S. agricultural and food exporters to penetrate the growing EU market is constrained by tariff and non-tariff trade barriers and increased global competition.