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In fiscal year (FY) 2015 – October to September, total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.5 billion.

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia.

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.

The production of biotech-derived commodities continues to expand. Area planted of genetically engineered (GE) corn has surpassed GE cotton.

Colombian coffee production exceeded expectations as El Niño weather impacts were minimal.

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

The tens of thousands of hectares of land currently being cultivated in the Altillanura, or eastern plains of Colombia, are under threat of dissolution by Colombian courts...

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 ...

Colombian biofuels production cannot fulfill policy expectations as a result of production deficiencies and insular policies that restrict trade.