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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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) imports approximately two-thirds of its overall food needs.

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

On November 10, the European Commission (EC) released its Progress Report on BiH’s pre-accession efforts, noting that preparations in the areas of agriculture and fisheries are at an early stage.

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

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...

Prolonged persistent heat and lack of precipitation for several months are seriously affecting corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

After a five-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) that was imposed with the 2004 Food Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms in 2009.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is now qualified to be included on the list of countries eligible to export heat treated milk and dairy products to the European Union.

U.S. corn exports to Colombia are dominating the market at the expense of Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) competitors.