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Cotton crop prospects continue to erode and Pakistan’s 2015/16 cotton production estimate is estimated 500,000 bales lower at 7.5 million 480 lb bales, the lowest production since 1999.

The Bulgarian dairy industry has experienced its most challenging year in the last 5 years.

Domestic production of mandarins/tangerines and hybrids has been trending down while farmers continue to exit and consumers substitute other fruits and sweets for citrus.

Production of lemons in MY 2015/2016 is forecast to rebound to normal levels as a result of favorable weather conditions and the full recuperation of plants that had been previously affected by frosts

In MY2015/2016, Egypt is likely to remain the world’s largest orange exporter. Post forecasts exports to increase by 8 percent or 100,000MT to reach 1.3 MMT from the previous season.

From calendar year (CY) 2009 to 2014, global export sales of apples to Bangladesh were on average approximately 140,000 tons, but in value have grown from $68.8 to $103.5 million.

This report lists the major export certificates and other requirements expected by the Government of Turkey for exports of food and agricultural products.

MY 2015/16 EU-28 citrus production is forecast at approximately 10.4 MMT, a decrease of 6.7 percent from the previous campaign, mainly due to the lower citrus productions expected in Spain.

Export prices declined around 1 percent due to the weakening of Thai baht. Farmers have shown little interest in the government’s on-farm pledging program.

Post lowers its MY2014/15 Indonesian rice production estimate to 35.56 MMT from the previous estimate of 35.76 MMT milled rice equivalent...

Panama imports 60 percent of its overall imported food products from the United States.

The National Plant and Animal Health Service of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock has requested that the expiration date, lot number, and production date appear on the shipping carton(s).