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The Office of Agricultural Affairs forecasts that China’s MY2014/15 raisin production will increase by 9 percent to 180,000 tons.

On December 31, 2013, China’s National Standardization Technical Committee on Cotton Processing published the final version of National Standard on cotton baling (GB6975-2013).

MY 2014/15 sugar production is forecast at 13.3 million tons, down one million tons from MY 2013/14 on falling acreage.

Post’s September forecast for MY14/15 total oilseed production is 55.8 million tons, down by 5 percent from an estimated 58.7 million tons in MY13/14.

China’s MY2013/14 fresh potato production is forecast stable at 81 million metric tons (MMT) but growth in processing potatoes remains constrained by limited supply and inadequate storage facilities. China’s MY2013/14 potato starch imports are...

Post forecasts a slight decline in China's apple production. Pear production should increase slightly. Market access issues still thwart U.S. apple imports, but demand for U.S. grapes is growing.

Despite the fact that U.S. poultry exports to China are competitively priced, they are challenged by trade barriers.

Post forecasts that China's raisin production will increase by 10 percent in the 2013/14 marketing year due to good weather in Xinjiang, the largest producing area.

Post forecasts that China's ethanol and biodisel production will both increase by 5 percent in 2013 as China strives to reduce its fossil fuel use.

While EU demand for imported soybeans has fallen, the U.S. industry adjusted to meet rising demand elsewhere in the world.

China is expected to remain a significant importer of biotech products and may become an exporter of biotechnology in the medium to long term.

A rapidly growing middle class in North Asia is expected to boost demand for U.S. agricultural exports over the next decade.