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The incoming government under the leadership of President-elect Maurcio Macri has proposed a series of agricultural policy changes that could have a significant impact...

Argentine dairy production has remained relatively stagnant since 2011. Post forecasts Argentine milk output for calendar year 2016 to reach 11.67 million tons (equivalent to 11,328 million liters).

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast to rebound to normal levels in CY 2016 and CY 2015 due to favorable weather conditions.

Argentine Government implements new process for prior approval of labels for food, beverages, cosmetic and personal care products, and household cleaning products.

Post continues to project the 2015/16 wheat crop at 10.2 million metric tons (mmt), slightly below USDA’s official number.

For CY 2016, Post forecasts production to rebound to 720,000 MT for apples and 650,000 MT for pears from CY 2015 due to favorable weather conditions.

2015/2016 sunflower production is revised down to 2.61 million tons on an increasingly less profitable situation, especially in Buenos Aires and La Pampa provinces.

2016 Argentine broiler production is expected to reach a record 2.1 million metric tons (MMT) on modest growth in the export sector.

Argentine beef exports for 2016 are forecast up at 280,000 tons carcass weight equivalent (cwe), the highest level of the past 7 years.