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On May 23, 2018, Canada enacted a sweeping legislative update intended to improve Canadian grain shippers’ access to rail services and mitigate uncertainty caused by the expiration of regulations....

In order to maintain soybean processing at normal levels, Argentina is importing US soybeans for the first time in over two decades.

For CY 2018, production of the two types of fresh deciduous fruit is forecast to decrease to 530,000 MT for apples and 530,000 MT for pears from official USDA estimates.

Mexican wheat and rice production estimates for marketing year (MY) 2018/19 have been revised downward, as planted area for both crops is lower than previously expected.

The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) recently floated an international tender for 200,000 metric tons of sugar.

Ethiopia’s coffee production for MY18/19 (Oct-Sep) remains largely unchanged from the previous year at 7.1 million 60-kilo bags (~426,000 metric tons).

Based on preliminary data, Costa Rica’s MY 2017/2018 coffee crop reached 1,510,000 60 kg. bags.

Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America and the third largest in Latin America. Honduras ranks fifth globally in coffee production.

Fluid milk production in Mexico is forecast at 12.4 million MT for 2018, continuing growth and supplying fluid milk for processed and added-value dairy products.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a ten percent increase in Uganda’s coffee production in the marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 due to favorable weather and harvests from newly matured plantations.

Pulses play an important role in Ethiopia’s food security and economy. Production is estimated at 2.5 million metric tons in 16/17 (Jun-Jul).

The Ethiopian government recently retendered for a third time to buy 400,000 tons of imported milling wheat for the country’s bread subsidy program.