Brazil – beef exports rise in April

Brazilian beef exports continue to push ahead in 2020. In April, Brazil exported 116,300t of beef to world markets, which was up 6% on the same month last year. This brings Brazilian beef exports for the first four months of 2020 to 470,000t, which is 5.3% ahead of the same period last year.

Canada – rapeseed production to fall slightly

Canadian tillage farmers are forecast to produce 18.5m tonnes of rapeseed this year, which would be slightly down on last year’s harvest. Meanwhile, Canadian wheat production in 2020 is forecast to rise 2% to 28m tonnes.

Poland – milk production rising

Polish milk production is expanding as fast as Ireland. In March, Polish milk collections were up 2% to just over 1bn litres. This brings Polish milk production for the first quarter of 2020 (Jan-Mar) to a cumulative 3bn litres, which is more than 3% ahead of the same period last year.

Australia – milk production rebounds

After a very difficult couple of years where milk production plummeted month after month, Australia’s dairy industry is showing signs of life. March milk production in Australia was up 7% year on year to 643m litres, while February milk supply was up 8% to 620m litres.