The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts India’s cotton production for 2019/20 at 29.0 million 480-pound bales, up 2 per cent from its previous forecast and 9 per cent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 12.6 million hectares, up 2 per cent from last month and unchanged from last year. The increase […]
Global soybean production in 2019-20 is forecast to reach 355.4 million tonnes, a 2 per cent year-on-year decline, as US soy harvest is estimated to decline due to low prices, high carry-over, weather issues, and uncertainty over trade with China, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2019-20, Brazil and US will continue […]
With global harvested area for cotton projected at its highest in 7 years, and yields rebounding in major producing countries, production is expected to rise 7.0 million bales to a near-record 125.5 million 2019-20, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report. U.S. production is expected to rise the most, closely followed […]
Global oilseed production is forecast to decline slightly in 2019/20 in contrast to the steady rise observed over the past several years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest report. Soybean production is projected to fall as reduced plantings and harvest in North America more than offset increases in all other regions, it […]
The convergence of China’s rice import and export quantities is shifting global rice trade dynamics, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest monthly report. Only 10 years ago, China played a minor role in rice trade, largely self-sufficient as the top global producer and consumer. However, its domestic support for rice farmers grew […]
The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) forecast Ukraine wheat production for 2019/20 at 30.0 million metric tons, up 3 percent from last month and up 20 percent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 7.0 million hectares, unchanged from last month and up 4 percent from last year, while yield is forecast at a record […]
India will surpass China to become the world’s largest cotton producer in 2019-20 season, according to latest estimates from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). India’s cotton production during the season is forecast to increase by 3-million-bales to 28.5 million bales, while China is likely to produce 27.75 million bales. One bale is equivalent to […]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it was forecasting Indonesia’s 2019/20 palm oil production at 43.0 million tons, up 1.5 million (4 percent) from last year. The year-to-year production increase is attributed mainly to area expansion as yield is expected to be slightly down from 2018/19, it said in its latest sector report. “Mature […]
The US Department of Agriculture estimates 2019/20 India wheat production at 100.0 million metric tons, up slightly from the previous year because of ideal growing conditions which boosted yields. Area harvested is estimated at 29.8 million hectares, down slightly from 2018, the USDA said in a report, adding that yield is estimated to reach record […]
Global rice production, area, and yield in 2019/20 are forecast lower from the prior year’s record, but still slightly above 2017/18, with the highest projected reductions for the two largest-producing countries, China and India, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report. The United States is also projected to have smaller planted […]
