GAIN Reports from Thursday, May 6, 2021

The following Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports were released on Thursday, May 6, 2021.   Canada: Budget 2021 Delivers on Compensation and Climate Programs Canada's federal budget measure passed on April 26, including more than $5.2 billion of proposed new spending related to agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors, including nearly $2 billion of direct investments.​   Canada: Health Canada Launches Consultation on Novel Foods Regulation Focused on Plant Breeding Health Canada is seeking feedback on two new pieces of guidance for the Novel Foods Regulations, focused on plant breeding. The consultation will be open for 60 days until May 24, 2021 and stakeholders are invited to comment.​   Malaysia: Grain and Feed Annual Post forecasts that consumption of corn and wheat in Malaysia will gradually rebound in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 as the COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly controlled, the Malaysian economy expands, and the Malaysian government eases border controls. Similarly, in MY 2021/22, Post forecasts rice consumption slightly down as consumers return to eating outside the home.   Morocco: Moroccan Notification on Table Olives Characteristics Morocco notified G/SPS/N/MAR/75 on April 16, 2021. An unofficial translation is included in this report. Comments are due no later than June 15, 2021. The notification states the names and characteristics of table olives.   South Africa: Declining Trend in Sorghum Production to Continue Sorghum production in South Africa decreased over the past two decades as producers preferred to plant more profitable crops, like corn and oilseeds. Post estimates that the decreasing trend in sorghum production will continue in the 2021/22 MY, although sorghum production increased to a 7-year high of 189,885 tons in the 2020/21 MY, on favorable weather conditions. Post estimates a 16 percent drop in sorghum production to 160,000 tons in the 2021/22 MY, on eight percent less area. As a result, Post estimates sorghum imports for the 2021/22 MY will increase to 20,000 tons. On the other hand, a significant drop in sorghum imports is expected in the 2020/21 MY, after a 20 percent increase in production. Through the past five years the United States established itself as the major supplier of sorghum to South Africa.   Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly Export prices for white and parboiled rice increased by 2-3 percent from the previous week as demand from African markets remained strong.   For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/.     Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · 1400 Independence Avenue, SW · Washington, DC 20250