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The German market offers good opportunities for U.S. exporters of consumer-oriented agricultural products.

Citrus is one of Australia’s foremost horticultural industries and the largest exporter of fresh fruit.

The China-Australia FTA is the main news story with Australia expected to gain significant new market access into China after the agreement’s implementation in 2015.

According to the German parliament's scientific service, T-TIP could force Germany to abolish its plans for labeling for food from animals fed with GMO feed.

Germany has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N8 in fattening turkeys in North East Germany (Mecklenburg Western Pomerania) on Nov, 5 2014.

FAS Berlin hosted a roundtable discussion on sustainability of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries with participants from both sides of the Atlantic at the U.S. Embassy Berlin on October 30, 2014.

Australian policies on agriculture are currently being reviewed by the federal government and a White Paper is set for completion in 2015 in order to provide a new policy platform for the sector.

Domestically grown protein crops were the focus of a recent symposium hosted by the German Government.

FAS Berlin brought a speaker presenting on the U.S. food safety system and policy to a T-TIP workshop in Germany.

The German seed company KWS is starting a new biotech research center in Missouri.

The Australian dairy and dairy products industry is still recovering from drought and the volume of milk production is expected to be around 9.6 million metric tons in 2015.

Australian wheat production for 2014-15 is expected to fall to 24 million tons due to lower than expected rainfall and declining yields.