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In marketing year (MY) 2021/22, total year-on-year Romanian oilseed production is forecast to increase by 36 percent due to favorable weather.

South Africa prioritized the reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases in the global fight against climate change.

Year-on-year Romanian grain production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is projected to grow by 28 percent following last year’s severe summer drought.

As a result of these outbreaks, Botswana and Mozambique restricted imports of poultry from South Africa.

Ethiopia is the region’s largest producer and consumer of coffee.

MY 2021/22 coffee production is expected to increase by 3.7 percent to 1.4 million bags due to increased fertilizer use, improved extension services, and an anticipated high-producing period of the crop-bearing cycle.

The production of apples, pears and table grapes is estimated to increase in the 2020/21 marketing year .

Continued sharp increases in food prices remain a concern in South Africa.

On May 6, 2021, Romania’s Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial poultry farm in central Romania.

Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in sugar production and reduce raw sugar imports.

Post estimates that the decreasing trend in sorghum production will continue in the 2021/22 MY, although sorghum production increased to a 7-year high in the 2020/21 MY due to favorable weather conditions

Kenya’s sugar production and consumption are expected to increase in marketing year 2021/22 while sugar imports are forecast to decrease.