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Sugar beet and sugar production in Ukraine in marketing year 2015/16 is expected to decrease by 28 and 33 percent respectively, responding to the current market issues and the economic situation.

Bolivian soybean production in calendar year (CY) 2015 is estimated at 3.1 million metric tons (MMT).

MY 2015/16 wheat production is forecast lower at 87 million metric tons (MMT) compared to nearly 96 MMT in 2014/15, on expected damage from untimely rains in March/April.

Larger MY2014/15 second off-season rice production will likely offset the impact of drought on the first off-season rice crop.

Marketing years 2013/14 and 2014/15 were both record breaking: in MY2013/14 rapeseed area in the Czech Republic exceeded the threshold of 400,000 hectares...

Total production of wheat, barley, oats and corn in 2015/2016 is forecast to increase to 52.8 MMT (million metric tons), a 4 percent increase over 2014/2015 levels of 50.8 MMT.

Section II. Purpose of Specific Export Certificate(s) has been updated.

The 4 GCC countries, along with Saudi Arabic and Bahrain comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) allow the importation of genetically engineered food products of plant origin.

Singapore has increased the range of U.S. beef products that can be imported to include boneless and bone-in cuts, processed beef products, and offal.

The 2014 total Russian wild catch remained stable, only down slightly versus the total catch in 2013.

Peru suspended imports of poultry products from the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Montana.

On December 24, 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Committee of China issued the National Food Safety Standard for Food Additive Use (GB2760-2014), which will be implemented on May 24, 2015