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This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union (CU) meetings, that impact CU food and agriculture policy.

Regional integration in the post-Soviet space is set to continue with the launch of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on January 1, 2015.

The International Conference on Aquaculture was held on October 8, 2014, during the agricultural show Golden Autumn in Moscow.

Export prices of white rice declined 2 to 3 percent in anticipation of further sales of government stocks from the public tender on Tuesday, October 28.

This report is a summary of issues in Russia of interest to the U. S. agricultural community.

Export prices declined slightly in anticipation of a new public tender this week.

Based on the officially reported data on grain harvest progress, FAS/Moscow increased its forecast of Russia’s total grain crop in MY 2014/15 by 2 million metric tons (MMT) to 101 MMT.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration has issued a new food labeling law for pre-packed food replacing the current food labeling notification, Ministry of Public Health Notification No. 194.

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Export prices remained unchanged from the previous week. The government is likely to issue a new public tender next week.

This report is a summary of issues in Russia of interest to the U. S. agricultural community.

FAS/Moscow forecasts Russian broiler production to rise to 3.4 MMT in 2015.