Shipments are forecast at 1.1 million to 1.2 million metric tons this year, the lowest level since 2010

“Because prices are so low, farmers tend to wait and harvest in bulk in order to save costs.”

Farmers held 275,000 tons by late September, or 17 percent of the harvest, comparing with 70,000 tons, or 4 percent of...

“It’s clear producers in Brazil have seen their costs fall more than growers in Vietnam, where the dong hasn’t...