As of the end of April 2017, the country had exported 3.9 million tonnes of wheat.

The new regulations require feed mills to purchase domestic corn prior to importing feed wheat.

Country has taken on expanded role in wheat exports in recent years.

With little domestic production of grain and a rise in demand the country encourages open grain trade.

Wheat output expected to ease in coming years, though.

Wheat imports forecast to slightly increase.

Competition from neighboring countries has promoted informal exports of Nigerian grains by 40%.

Soybean carryover raised 2%, corn unchanged.

China's overall grain production down 6.1 million tons in 2016.

United States now the No. 1 supplier of crops to Chile.