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In marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post estimates Poland’s total apple crop at 4.5 million metric tons (MMT), a 61 percent increase over last year.

Poland’s lower Chamber of Parliament (Sejm) approved a draft amendment to the 2006 Feed Act to postpone the Act’s ban on genetically engineered (GE) feeds and GE-derived ingredients....

Post estimates that swine inventories will decrease by 1 percent in 2018 due to low farm-gate prices and growing feed costs stemming from the 2018 drought.

Post estimates Polish corn production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 at 3.2 million metric tons (MMT), a 20 percent decrease from MY 2017/18.

The Dominican Republic is one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region.

Post forecasts that Polish milk production in 2018 will increase by 2 percent over 2017.

Post used CSSF funds to promote U.S. genetics and soybean meal to Polish stakeholders in April.

The Dominican Republic continues to be a strong market for U.S. bulk agricultural products (corn), intermediate goods (soybean meal) and high value consumer-oriented products....

Poland currently opposes of the use of genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture and prohibits the cultivation of GE crops.

Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) announced that China lifted its import ban on Polish poultry meat, which was imposed since December 2016 due to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak.

The Polish Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) announced that farmers will be eligible to receive PLN 1.5 billion ($410 million) in financial support to offset losses from the 2018 drought.

For Marketing Year October 2018/ September 2019 (MY2018/19), Post forecasts overall production to be lower than MY2017/18, at 560,000 MT, due to unfavorable weather conditions.