Exchange rate is making exports more lucrative.

Demand rising among Egyptian consumers who are seeking affordable high quality blended oil.

The country’s grain crops are rainfed.

Chinese total soybean imports account for 60% of total world exports.

Farmers intend to plant more corn in 2016, mainly because of expected higher returns relative to other crops.

Plantings 10% higher than the five-year average.

The increase is due to the expansion of soybean planting.

Improved rainfall during the remainder of the season would partially mitigate the negative impact.

Nation’s farmers continue to gradually switch production toward white corn from yellow corn due to price changes.

The country’s corn is grown under rain-fed conditions in two seasons.