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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.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s voracious appetite for imported agricultural goods is a direct result of the region’s robust growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and population.

Angolan importers are facing a lack of foreign currency for payment to foreign suppliers. To August this year, United States poultry exports to Angola fell by 47 percent...

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

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 . . .

There is currently no production of agricultural biotechnology in Angola, and GE imports are limited to food aid.

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...

Although Angola has the resources to become one of the leading agricultural countries in Africa, it currently imports more than half of its food needs.

On May 18, 2015 the Decree releasing the second stage of 2015 Kazakh quota was signed by the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan’s Expected 2015 Grain Exports . . . Food Corporation Financing of Spring Sowing Campaign . . . Saiga Antelopes Killed . . . Meat Processing Facility Construction Started . . .

The report includes information that has been garnered during travel within Kazakhstan, reported in the local media, or offered by host country officials and agricultural analysts.