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The EU-28 sugar production for food purposes for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 16.5 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), with another 0.9 million MT produced for industrial purposes.
Bulgarian farmers increased wheat planted area in MY2016/17 by 9% as of December 2015. Winter barley planting had a decline of 2.2%.
Following a double digit decline in total oilseed production in MY2015/16 due to summer heat and drought, Bulgarian farmers are ready to expand planted areas under sunflower and rapeseed in MY2016/17.
Bulgaria, a member of the European Union (EU) since 2007, follows all EU directives and regulations.
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.
This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).
The Bulgarian dairy industry has experienced its most challenging year in the last 5 years.