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In 2014 the total fish catch in Lithuania was 150,000 MT, which included the long-distance, Baltic Sea, and inland fisheries.

Lithuania is the largest poultry meat producer among Baltic States. In 2014 production of poultry meat amounted to 99,700 MT and was 4 percent higher than in 2013.

It is estimated that in 2015 milk deliveries in Lithuania will remain at the previous year’s level. The Russian import ban and reduced export demand resulted in a drop of farm-gate milk prices.

The Russian ban on imports of live swine and restrictions on exports of pork caused by the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) resulted in a 5 percent decrease of swine inventories in 2014.

FAS/Astana estimates Kazakhstan’s wheat production in MY 2015/16 at 14 MMT, almost 1 MMT more than 12.99 MMT in MY 2014/2015, due to higher average country yields this year.

Kazakh Currency Devaluation…Changes in Kazakhstani Land Management…Kazakhstan Export Forecast…West Kazakhstan Grain Yield Expected Down…No Locust Plague…

Spain’s Energy Markets Watchdog Supports Specific Targets ... “Science meets Parliament” Event ... ENVI Committee Rejects Bid to Stop Glyphosate ... ILUC Directive Published in Official Journal ...

Little has happened in Kazakhstan over the last year with regard to of genetically engineered (GE) products.

Council of European Union Approves Kazakhstan's Accession to WTO . . . Nazarbayev Encourages Increase in Exports to Russia . . . Poultry from Ukraine and Russia Restricted . . .

FAS/Astana forecasts Kazakhstan’s wheat production in 2015/16 at 12.8 MMT only slightly less than the levels estimated for 2014/15 on the background of heavy rains in May...

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.