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FAS/Moscow increased its forecast of Russian sugar beet production in 2015 from the April 2015 forecast by 1 million metric tons (MMT) to 39 MMT.

Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa and can be credited with political stability and strong economic growth in the last decade.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

China is a major producer of sugar, the largest importer, and the third largest consumer of sugar in the world.

This year’s production of ware potatoes is expected to be 5 percent lower than the five-year average and down by 15 percent compared to last year, due mainly to lower yields.

For calendar year (CY) 2016 broiler production is projected to increase by approximately eight percent to 4.2 million tons on rising demand from the growing middle class.

The EU sugar production for food for MY 2015/16 is forecast at 16.1 million MT, down from 16.750 million MT in MY 2014/15.

Poland became one of the major producers of poultry meat in the European Union. In the last 10 years Polish poultry production doubled and reached 2.2 million MT in 2014.

In 2014 the total fish catch was 170,500 MT, which included the Baltic Sea and long-distance fisheries.

On September15, 2015, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) draft regulations which establish limits for phytosterol in certain food products.

Cheese production is growing at approximately 15 percent per year, in response to growing demand driven by India’s young demography and increasing urban middle class.

This report covers major agricultural developments in Jordan during September 2015.