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Post forecasts that China’s fluid milk production will grow slightly due to productivity gains on large-scale farms, but the overall herd size will remain unchanged in 2018.

Many Austrian regions have not received sufficient rain; spring 2020 is one of the driest on record.

Korean seafood imports totaled $5.43 billion in 2019, down 6.3 percent from 2018. U.S. seafood imports decreased by 11.3 percent from $261 million to $232 million.

Rice export prices increased 4 percent as exporters are fulfilling large-volume contracted shipments.

Planted area continues to decline, particularly in coastal regions. However, production per hectare continues to grow.

On May 12, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special COVID-19 economic relief package of INR 20 trillion ($263 billion), equivalent to almost 10 percent of India’s Gross Domestic Product,

Japan’s palm kernel shell (PKS) imports have dramatically increased since 2012, when biomass-generated power became eligible for a feed-in-tariff program (FIT).

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture’s Supply Management Company (CONAB) released long-term projections for production, supply, and demand for agricultural and livestock products.

South Africa’s local wheat price increased sharply to record high levels in April 2020.

Post forecasts that year-on-year Romanian oilseed production will decline by 10.7 percent in marketing year (MY) 2020/21, mainly due to a decline in the sunflower area.

Mexico’s dairy industry is experiencing a slowdown due to the domestic economic situation and pandemic emergency measures.

ATO/Sao Paulo forecasts the Brazilian coffee production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 (July-June) at a record of 67.9 million 60-kg bags, an increase of 15 percent compared to last year’s output.