Total production of rapeseed in MY 2017/18 is forecast to increase by 60 percent to 160,000 MT in comparison to record low in the last decade production in MY 2016/2017. The planted area of rapeseed in MY 2017/2018 is expected to increase by 14 percent
Quebec is the largest wine importing province in Canada, with 2016 imports valued at $640 million (158 million litres of imported wine). Consumers in Quebec prefer wine by far over other types of alcoholic beverages – in 2015, they spent C$ 2.3 billion on wine
In 2016, Canada remained the top destination for U.S. exports of high-value agricultural products, with a total of $16.2 billion. Canada accounted for 26.4 per cent of the global U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural exports. Some of the top export categories include fresh and processed fruits and
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) imports around one-third of the wine consumed domestically (2016 import value $15.2 million), mostly from its neighbours Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia. The local wine production of nearly 20,000 hectoliters (hl) is generally located in the Herzegovina region. Per capita consumption of
After a surge in coal prices in the second half of 2016, the market saw a huge decline in the thermal and coking coal market since the start of this year, though still well above the depressed times where prices we below USD$50 and USD$80
With global production set to rise 11% from 2016 of which the bulk coming from the US and Australia, LNG seems to be in the forefront of the media these days. The start of 2017 has been bullish as demand increased across North Asia, China
Philippine soybean production is minimal and the negligible amount of imports is purchased largely by one crusher. Copra production in MY 16/17 is forecast at 2.2 million tons (which approximates industry’s production forecast for CY 2017), up 5 per cent from 2.1 million tons in MY
A new Myanmar pest risk analysis (PRA) requirement went into effect on January 1, 2017, which requires exporters to address questions contained in a Myanmar government questionnaire. The PRA information must be submitted by the designated National Plant Protection Organization, thus, exporters are recommended to
The United Kingdom (UK) triggered Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon on March 29, 2017, formally launching its exit process from the European Union (EU) through a letter from Prime Minister (PM) Theresa May to European Council President Donald Tusk. Article 50 allows up to two
MY2016/17 and MY2017/18 cotton imports are forecasted to increase to 1.3 – 1.4 million bales in line with a recovery in the spinning industry. In MY2016/17, spinning mills are expected to run down large inventories of cotton yarn accumulated during the economic downturn over the past couple