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A slowing economy, falling consumer purchase power, a food import ban, and a depreciating Russian ruble are all expected to lower demand in MY 2015 for imported apples by 6.5 percent...

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) granted the Meat and Milk Board (ESK) permission to import beef from the EU due to dramatically rising prices since January 2015.

MY 2015 Turkish cotton crop is estimated at 370,000 hectares and 580,000 metric tons (MT) (2.7 million bales).

Croatia imports a significant portion of the food it consumes. Croatia has not been immune to the global economic crisis and still faces significant challenges.

A new Ministry of Agriculture and Food regulation on supply of food and drinks to children at kindergartens, schools and other institutions hosting children was published in early November.

The newly proposed Ministry of Health’s and highly controversial public health tax legislation has caused heated debates in the food and drink industry as well as in business circles...

After plummeting in MY2014/15, Spain’s olive oil production is anticipated to return to average levels in MY2015/16.

GOR Allocates Additional Funding for Agricultural Credits . . . New Federal Agricultural Subsidy Distribution Orders . . . Construction of Primorye Fisheries Cluster to be Launched in 2016 . . .

Socio-economic and demographic changes continued to alter food trends in France.

On November 5, 2015, the Official Gazette published the Biosafety Board Decisions on genetically engineered feed imports.

ANUGA, held biennially, is one of the largest and most important food and beverage fairs in the world with over 7,000 exhibitors from 108 countries and 160,000 visitors from 192 countries.

On October 19, 2015, President Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council Presidium on issues related to the development of the Russian fisheries sector.