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Italy is a leading EU consumer of wood pellets (3.4 million tons in 2014), with domestic consumption representing 96 percent of the total use.

Italy’s MY 2015 almond production is forecast to increase from the previous year to approximately 12,000 MT thanks to favorable weather.

Italy is the largest peach and nectarine producer in the EU-28 and ranks second in the world after China. Italy’s MY2015/16 peach and nectarine production is forecast to slightly increase by 2.2%...

With more than 2.3 MMT, Italy provides approximately 20 percent of the EU-28 apple production. Italy’s MY 2015/16 apple production is forecast to decrease by 5.2 percent compared to the previous year.

FAS/Astana estimates Kazakhstan’s wheat production in MY 2015/16 at 14 MMT, almost 1 MMT more than 12.99 MMT in MY 2014/2015, due to higher average country yields this year.

Under Secretary Michael Scuse offers keynote address at a USA Pavilion event entitled “Agricultural Innovation: Planting the Seeds for a Sustainable Future.”

Kazakh Currency Devaluation…Changes in Kazakhstani Land Management…Kazakhstan Export Forecast…West Kazakhstan Grain Yield Expected Down…No Locust Plague…

Spain’s Energy Markets Watchdog Supports Specific Targets ... “Science meets Parliament” Event ... ENVI Committee Rejects Bid to Stop Glyphosate ... ILUC Directive Published in Official Journal ...

Little has happened in Kazakhstan over the last year with regard to of genetically engineered (GE) products.

Council of European Union Approves Kazakhstan's Accession to WTO . . . Nazarbayev Encourages Increase in Exports to Russia . . . Poultry from Ukraine and Russia Restricted . . .

FAS/Astana forecasts Kazakhstan’s wheat production in 2015/16 at 12.8 MMT only slightly less than the levels estimated for 2014/15 on the background of heavy rains in May...

Italy’s MY 2014/15 (November/October) orange production is expected to drop by 24 percent compared to the previous campaign due to the lack of rain and the Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV)...