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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.

This report provides general guidelines on import regulations for alcoholic beverages to Hong Kong and Macao.

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

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.

Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency has launched a Wine Registration Scheme whereby companies can be registered only when they are able to provide proper documents showing product traceability.

Eight U.S. exhibitors reported $200,000 in sales following a successful participation in the Hong Kong Food Expo 2014 held August 14-16.

Government to Approve Draft of Federal Law on Territories of Priority Development in Russian Far East…Russia to Resume Rice Imports from China...China to Supply Russia with Vegetables and Fruits…

The recent detection of substandard lard produced from recycled cooking oil has caused the recall of hundreds of food products in Hong Kong and generated new proposals to regulate cooking oil waste.

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

Seven U.S. exhibitors reported over $130,000 in projected sales following a successful participation in the inaugural Natural and Organic Products Expo Asia 2014 held in Hong Kong during August 27-29.