Red Fish Supplies Deficit Reported . . . Russian Fishermen Catch Down . . . Russian Imports of Milk and Vegetables Down . . . Chinese Fruits and Vegetables Exports to Russia Up . . .
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Russia: Russian Government Further Supports Fishery Sector

Russian government intends to further develop the Russian fisheries sector not only to replace lost fish imports, but also to increase domestic fish and seafood production capacity.
The Hong Kong government (HKG) is considering legislation that would increase documentation required for the importation of toothfish.
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Japan: The WASABI - Hot News from Japan Vol. 10 Issue 10

Original Designs Feature U.S. Hardwoods at Japan’s Largest Furniture Show; AHEC Success Story Continues to Pay Dividends; Forest Products Summit Confronts Challenging Market Conditions
U.S. seafood exports have grown 150 percent in 2014 year-to-date to almost $90 million.
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Serbia: Serbia Adopts Important Agriculture Laws

On November 25, 2014, as part of Serbia’s EU Accession process and its Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Serbian Parliament adopted two new agriculture laws.
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture drafted a government resolution approving 500 million rubles ($11 million) of subsidies to pay for rail transportation to move 100,000 MT frozen herring.
Valentin Valenik Appointed Head of the Federal Forestry Service . . . Russian Winter Grains Sown . . . Russia Plans to Import Fish from Iran and South African Republic . . .
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Russia: Russian Far East Ag Policy and Situation Update

Primorye Governor to Discuss Creation of Fishery Cluster with President Putin… Russian Federal Fishing Agency to Understand Tricks of Railway Transportation of Far Eastern Fish…
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Russia: Russian Far East Ag Policy and Situation Update

Primorye Farmers to Get 2.5 Billion Rubles… Agribusiness of Khabarovsk Krai to Demonstrate a Positive Trend…Khabarovsk Food Processing Industry to Increase Growth in Output...
The International Conference on Aquaculture was held on October 8, 2014, during the agricultural show Golden Autumn in Moscow.
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Germany: Retail Foods 2014

Germany is by far the biggest market in the European Union with good prospects for U.S. food products like tree nuts, wine, processed fruits and vegetables, fruit juices and others.