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In 2014, Serbia’s agro-food exports reached a value of USD 3.3 billion, a 5 percent increase from 2013.

The deciduous fruit sector in New Zealand is now celebrating its third successive year of profitable returns and is in expansion mode.

The second successive year of low dairy prices is taking its toll on New Zealand dairy farmers both financially and on herd numbers.

The New Zealand cattle industry both dairy and beef sectors are now in a period of change which has not played out in entirety yet.

There have been no official changes to the heavily regulated and cautious policy settings operated by the New Zealand Government in relation to products derived from biotechnology.

Serbia has not yet adopted the changes to the current Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (“GMOs”) that would make it World Trade Organization (WTO) compliant...

Even though New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions rose 21% during the period1990-2013, agricultural emissions rose at a slower pace of about 14% over the same period.

In March, the government adopted a Decision on the Amount and Method of Payment of Port and Pier Taxes, which went into effect on April 10, 2015.

In 2014, agriculture accounted for 9.1% of Serbian GDP, compared to the EU 27 average of 2%.

Milk Production for New Zealand in 2015 is likely to be reduced by 2.2% from 2014 to consolidate down to 21.4 million metric tons.

The sustained trend of reducing orchard area over the last decade has come to an end over the last two years and after 2014’s 200 hectare increase now stands at 9,049ha.

The Calendar Year 2015 grape harvest is forecast at 355,000 metric tons (MT) from 36,000 hectares (ha).