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MY2016/17 cotton imports are likely to recover from a recent downturn in anticipation of a sustained economic recovery and increased domestic demand for garments in the first half of the year.

On November 8, 2016, Thailand informed the World Trade Organization about a draft regulation on good practice certification and labelling requirements for packing houses of fruits and vegetables.

Infographic highlighting the total exports, top destinations, and top commodities for U.S. agricultural exports in 2016.

Austria continues to be one of the leading forces in Europe opposed to the use of agricultural biotechnology. Austria was an initiator and always a supporter of the “opt-out” legislation...

This report covers only specific export certificate requirements by Austria, which are different from EU requirements.

Exporters shipping whey protein food supplements to the EU should be aware that EU Importing Countries’ Inspectors at EU Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) will check if the consignment is shipped...

Export prices rebounded to pre-harvest levels. Also, the cabinet approved the expansion of the pledging program to include all MY2016/17 main-crop rice varieties.

Turkish soybean area and production for MY 2016 is now estimated about 30,000 hectares and 100,000 MT. Adverse weather conditions have been reported to have affected yields.

The Government of Russia (GOR) published a significantly modified draft of Russian Government Regulation (Resolution) on the quarantine phytosanitary control of imported planting seeds and planting...

Although Estonian poultry meat production is on a rise, domestic supplies do not cover growing domestic demand.

Estonian Swine inventories are expected to decrease by 15 percent in 2016 due to low levels of farmgate prices for swine, ASF outbreak, and introduction of the Russian import ban in 2014.

Lithuania is the largest poultry meat producer among the Baltic States. In 2015 production of poultry meat amounted to 110,700 MT and was 11 percent higher than in 2014.