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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.

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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.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

The EU28 grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.

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The previous report on file (GAIN NL3023) is still current. FAS/The Hague plans to update the report in 2016.

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states.

This report describes the trade and production of genetically engineered (GE) plant products, the use of GE animals for research purposes, and related government policies in the Netherlands.

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.