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The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) bans the use and research of modern biotechnology-derived agriculture.

For marketing year (MY) 2017/18 (May to April), Post’s estimates for total rice area and production is lowered to 11.3 million hectares and 33.1 million tons (MMT) due to heavy and prolonged rain....

Three years of economic contraction, hyperinflation and diminishing hard currency for imported agricultural inputs and raw materials will negatively impact production, consumption and trade....

The Venezuelan economy is in crisis. Three years of economic contraction, hyperinflation and diminishing hard currency for imported goods will negatively impact production, consumption, and trade....

Bangladesh rice production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 is forecast lower at 34.18 million metric tons (MMT).

Production of domestic coffee in MY 2016/17 is expected to barely increase to 530,000 bags (1 bag=60 Kilograms) of green bean equivalent (GBE).

Domestic sugar production is forecast up to 300,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2017/18.

Rice production for MY 2017/18 (May-April) is forecast at 34.7 MMT on higher yields. Wheat production for MY 2017/18 (July-June) is forecast at 1.3 MMT on higher planted area....

MY 2017/18 raw cotton production is projected at 130,000 bales on favorable weather and expansion of American Upland cotton planted area; imports are projected to rise by 6.2 million bales....

The lack of agricultural inputs, price controls and rising production costs continue to negatively impact agricultural production in Venezuela.

Assuming a normal winter and mid-summer season (Jan-May), Bangladesh’s soybean production is expected to rise 1.96 percent to 156 thousand tons in MY 2017/18 (Jul-Jun).

For MY 2016/17 (May to April) the rice planted area and production forecast is marginally raised to 11.76 million HA and 34.58 MMT.