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In Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21, corn production fell due to post-harvest loss, ineffective extension services, unreliable markets, pests, and diseases.

On April 11, 2020, Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued Decree No. 209/2020.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a slowdown in Kenya sugar sector in the marketing year (MY) 2020/2021, with a decrease in sugar production, imports, and consumption...

COVID-19 to disrupt Kenya’s grains supply chains. FAS/Nairobi forecasts the evolving COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt Kenya’s domestic and international corn-, wheat-, and rice- supply chains...

Milled rice production for MY 2020/21 is projected at 1.4 million metric tons (MMT). Post projects MY 2020/21 imports at 1.3 MMT, unchanged from the MY 2019/20 estimate.

Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Eswatini will increase by 5 percent to 6.0 million Metric Tons (MT) in the 2020/21 Marketing Year (MY), based on normal weather and rainfall...

On March 26, 2020, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) issued Resolution No. 3/2020.

Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Zimbabwe will increase by 4 percent to 3.7 million Metric Tons (MT) in the 2020/21 Marketing Year (MY), based on normal weather conditions...

Post forecasts that the South African sugar cane crop will increase by 1 percent to 19.4 million Metric Tons (MT) in the 2020/21 Marketing Year (MY), based on normal weather and growing conditions...

The Office of Agriculture Affairs (Post) forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 to increase by approximately 1.5 percent or 40,000 metric tons (MT) to reach 2.78 million...

Kenya’s imports of consumer-oriented food products grew at an average annual rate of 13 percent between calendar years 2014 and 2018. Kenya’s import growth is attributed to...

South Africa has to import rice to meet local demand as rice production is insignificant in the country. As a result, any trade restrictions introduced by exporter countries, due to COVID-19...