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In MY2014/2015, Egypt’s total planted area to citrus will remain unchanged while total area harvested will increase by 1.7 percent due to better growing conditions.

Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture issued a plan for the development of the poultry meat sector in Kazakhstan through the year 2020. This report contains an unofficial translation of the full plan.

Kazakhstan introduced a ban on the importation or sale of alcohol products that are not in compliance with the Customs Union Technical Regulation on food safety and Kazakh labeling requirements.

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture has issued the plan for development of the beef livestock sector in Kazakhstan. This report contains unofficial translations of the full plan.

The report includes information that has been garnered during travel within Kazakhstan, reported in the local media, or offered by host country officials and agricultural analysts.

Kazakhstan’s 2014 grain harvest is lower than last year, with the FAS/Astana estimate for wheat production at 13.0 million metric tons (MMT), down from last year’s 13.9 MMT.

Beef production is expected down in 2015, as slaughter is lower than the revised 2014 number, reflecting the expectation that the UAE’s cattle donation will not continue into the coming year.

Egypt was the first North African country to approve genetically engineered (GE) corn.

Little has happened in Kazakhstan over the last year with regard to of genetically engineered (GE) products.