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Slovakia took over its first ever European Union (EU) Council Presidency on July 1, 2016.

In 2016 Poland’s total production of biofuels is estimated at 0.8 MMT of biodiesel and 0.2 MMT of bioethanol.

In 2015, the European Commission (EC) officially introduced a seven percent cap on food based biofuels thus limiting future production of these first generation or conventional biofuels....

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states.

For Marketing Year (MY) 2015/16 estimated sugar production amounted to 1.35 million metric tons (MMT), 32 percent lower than last year.

The EU-28 sugar production for food purposes for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 16.5 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), with another 0.9 million MT produced for industrial purposes.

Total Poland production of grain for marketing year (MY) 2016/17 is forecast to increase by about 6 percent to 29.5 million metric tons (MMT).

Estonian farmers can expect another good harvest in MY2016/17. It is forecast that total grain production will diminish to 1.3 million MT, 15 percent lower than last year.

In Latvia another good harvest is expected. In 2016/17 total grain production is forecast to amount to 2.4 million MT. Due to a relatively mild winter grain plantings are assumed well.

It is estimated that in MY 2016/2017 rapeseed planted area amounts to 940,000 hectares, a one percent decline in comparison to the previous year due to unusually dry weather during the planting season

Total production of rapeseed in MY 2016/17 is forecast to decrease by 6 percent to 275,000 MT in comparison to MY 2015/2016.

Total production of rapeseed in MY 2016/17 is forecast to decrease by 4 percent to 170,000 MT in comparison to MY 2015/2016.