South Africa – maize exports rise

The USDA is forecasting a 13% increase in corn (maize) exports to 1.7m tonnes for marketing year 2025/26 from an expected commercial crop in excess of 15m tonnes.

China – dairy imports

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China’s dairy imports in June fell by 5% or 64m kg (62m litres) of liquid milk equivalent, but YTD imports for first half of year are still 7.6% ahead of last year.

USA – hurricane assistance

The US agriculture secretary has announced $675.9m (€577m) for Florida to assist with recovery from hurricanes as part of the $30bn disaster assistance relief effort.

Brazil – beef in limbo

US tariff threats has meant that 30,000 tonnes of Brazilian beef is being held in ports or in transit and may be rerouted to other markets (World Beef Report).