Mexico – beef exports rise in 2017
Mexico’s beef industry exported just over 210,000t of beef in 2017, which represents a 9% increase year on year. Over 90% of Mexican beef exports went to the US market last year, with Japan and Hong Kong taking small amounts.
New Zealand – lamb exports rise to record level
New Zealand lamb exports for the first quarter (October to December) of its 2017/18 trading year stood at just under 65,000t, which is a 21% increase year on year. Demand was driven by China, which accounted for over a third of New Zealand lamb exports.
US – winter wheat sowings fall to 109-year low
The USDA has estimated winter wheat sowings in the US for the 2018 season at 32.6m acres, which is a drop of almost 90,000 acres compared with last year. The USDA said this is the lowest planted acreage in the US for winter in 109 years.
Morocco – wheat production expected to fall sharply
Wheat production in Morocco is forecast between 3m tonnes and 5.5m tonnes for the 2018 harvest season. This is a sharp drop on the 6.3m tonne crop produced in 2017. As a result, Morocco’s demand for wheat imports for 2018 is likely to rise from the 9m tonnes imported in 2017.
Mexico – beef exports rise in 2017
Mexico’s beef industry exported just over 210,000t of beef in 2017, which represents a 9% increase year on year. Over 90% of Mexican beef exports went to the US market last year, with Japan and Hong Kong taking small amounts.
New Zealand – lamb exports rise to record level
New Zealand lamb exports for the first quarter (October to December) of its 2017/18 trading year stood at just under 65,000t, which is a 21% increase year on year. Demand was driven by China, which accounted for over a third of New Zealand lamb exports.
US – winter wheat sowings fall to 109-year low
The USDA has estimated winter wheat sowings in the US for the 2018 season at 32.6m acres, which is a drop of almost 90,000 acres compared with last year. The USDA said this is the lowest planted acreage in the US for winter in 109 years.
Morocco – wheat production expected to fall sharply
Wheat production in Morocco is forecast between 3m tonnes and 5.5m tonnes for the 2018 harvest season. This is a sharp drop on the 6.3m tonne crop produced in 2017. As a result, Morocco’s demand for wheat imports for 2018 is likely to rise from the 9m tonnes imported in 2017.
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