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Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) Resolution 012-2015 grants variable duty exemption that had been set at four percent to wheat, wheat semolina, and wheat flour imports from all origins.

Ecuador called for a temporary 30-60 day global ban on tuna fishing to compensate for excessive overfishing in 2014. East Asia-Pacific states have rejected the proposal.

The FAS Quito supported Ecuador cattle buying mission to Texas and Florida resulted in a $739,000 government purchase of beef and dairy cattle, far exceeding the earlier purchase estimate of $250,000.

Post estimates that Jamaica's production will increase to 160,000 MT in 2014/2015. The improved performance will be a result from increased yield and an extended harvesting period.

Post, on behalf of USDA APHIS, negotiated with the Italian Ministry of Health a bilateral health certificate for the export to Italy of live annelids (blood worms).

This week’s export prices declined 2-3 percent due mainly to further weakening of the Thai baht versus the U.S. dollars.

Turkey’s Biosafety Law (Law), published in March 2010, continues to cause substantial harm to Turkey’s agriculture and food sectors.

This report is written for U.S. companies interested in doing business in the Czech Republic.

With more than one million MT in MY 2013/14, U.S. corn exports regained the lead in the Saudi corn market, reaching their highest level in 15 years and capturing a 38.5 percent share of the market.

Croatia imports $66 million worth of beef annually, mainly fresh/chilled or frozen. During the last 5 years beef imports have shown a steady growth having more than doubled to $66.1 million in 2014.

Croatia is a large pork importer, and in 2014, imports reached $236 million (79,447 MT), mainly from the EU (Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Italy and Austria).

Turkey's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) discontinued the requirement for importers to provide a certificate for biotech-free enzymes.