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SAGARPA announced in the Mexican Federal Register (Diario Oficial) new grain and oilseed supports offered in several Mexican states (listed below) all applicable to the 2014 spring/summer crop cycle.

Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2015/16 is forecast to be at 6.5 million metric tons rawvalue (MMT-RV), although there is not yet an official forecast.

On April 7, the SAGARPA published a proposal in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) establishing the criteria to be included in the quality certification label on packages of seeds for planting.

The United States exported a record $9.7 billion of forest products in fiscal year 2014. Among U.S. agricultural exports, only corn and soybeans had higher export values.

Post/New MY 2015/2016 total Mexican cotton production is forecast to decrease approximately 19 percent due to an expected decrease in planted area.

The Post New MY 2015/16 total Mexican oilseed production forecast decreased slightly to 482,000 metric tons (MT) based on a slight decrease in harvested area.

On March 30, 2015, the Secretariat of Economy published an announcement in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), increasing the maximum export limit of Mexican sugar to the United States.

On March 26, 2015, the Mexican Service of Administration and Disposition of Assets published an announcement in the Diario Oficial containing the public tender for the sale of nine sugar mills.

The following report provides a summary and update of the nine primary ports of entry (POE) located along the 1,900-mile-long United States–Mexico border.

Mexico’s SENASICA announced a ban earlier this week on all poultry and poultry products originating in the state of California, including egg products, hatching eggs, and baby chicks.

U.S. exports of corn-based products have experienced rapid growth in the past decade, reaching a value of $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2014, up 16 percent from the previous year.

Favorable weather conditions throughout Mexico’s crop producing regions have resulted in higher production expectations in marketing year (MY) 2014/15 for corn and rice.