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This report is intended to supplement the European Food & Agricultural Import Regulations (FAIRS) Report with UK-specific information.

Czech farmers experienced another good grain crop. The only exception is the corn crop, which is one third lower than last year’s crop.

The Czech dairy sector has been struggling even before the abolition of the EU dairy quota and implementation of the Russian import ban on EU agricultural products.

Poultry consumption and production in the Czech Republic has been rather stagnating, being limited by significant imports from larger producers, mainly from neighboring Poland.

After meat production temporarily picked up in 2014 and the 1st quarter of 2015, its gradually declining trend returned in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2015.

Despite an extremely hot and dry summer, the Czech apple and pear crops remains strong, estimated at 140,660 MT of apples and 9,372 MT of pears.

Average consumer price of potatoes doubled year-on-year due to drop in production.

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The UK is a strong proponent of more efficient and effective regulation of genetic engineering within Europe.

The Czech Republic implemented the EU legislation and has set targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) savings and for the share of biofuels and renewable electricity in transportation on total consumption.

Dry weather with high temperatures resulted in slightly earlier start of grains and rapeseed harvest.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.