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Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Zimbabwe will decrease by five percent to 3,180 Million MT in the 2016/17 MY.

In contrast to the huge drought-related losses in grain production, Ethiopia’s production of major oilseeds is expected to increase to nearly 790,000 metric tons in MY15/16 (Oct-Sep).

The Central Bank of Nigeria continues to restrict access to foreign exchange in an effort to reduce rapid spending of U.S. dollars outside of Nigeria.

The impact of the 2015 drought is expected to continue in the 2016/17 MY.

Tralac held its annual conference in Swakopmund, Namibia on April 7 – 8, 2016. The conference highlighted the importance and challenges for rules based governance, and growing Intra-Africa Trade.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a decrease in Kenya’s sugar production in the marketing year (MY) 2016/2017 as cane farmers move to produce other products such as dairy and horticulture.

Due to an extreme drought oilseed production in South Africa is expected to decrease by 20 percent in the 2015/16 MY to 1.4 million tons.

MY 2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Chad is expected to fall 7 percent from USDA official numbers to 1.7 million tons...

On March 28, 2016, the government announced an end to the floor price for corn.

This report concerns only selected countries in West Africa (See table 1). MY2015/16 milled rice production is expected to reach 5.9 million tons, a 17 percent increase from last season production.

Expecting lower farmer earnings as a result of the implementation of new cotton policies since MY14/15, cotton acreage is forecast to shrink once again by 9%, to its lowest level in twelve years.

China leads the world in pork production and consumption and is also a major destination for pork exports.