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MY 2014/15 sugar production is forecast at 13.3 million tons, down one million tons from MY 2013/14 on falling acreage.

There is a need for genetic improvement of BiH’s dairy herds to increase the production of milk and meat and create higher income for the rural population.

This report provides an overview of the food laws and regulatory environment in Morocco as they relate to U.S. food and agricultural exports.

During Marketing Year 2013/2014 (MY 13/14), sugar production reached 561,324 Metric Tons (MT) and Post estimates overall production of nearly 580,000 MT during MY 14/15. For MY 13/14, exports of raw cane sugar will total approximately 220,000 MT...

Malaysia has a relatively small consumer base for wine. Nonetheless, U.S. sales were a record in 2013, and U.S. wines can build upon this through more educational and promotion efforts.

For MY2014/15, grain crop production in Morocco is expected to decrease.

The Dutch feed sector announced a two-track sourcing policy in 2015, by which a third of the market will be supplied with RTRS soy and two-thirds of the market by alternative sustainability programs.

The cattle herd will continue to shrink in 2015, as record high animal prices prompt many producers to liquidate, while beef heifer retention remains weak.

FAS/Moscow forecasts Russian broiler production to rise to 3.4 MMT in 2015.

Export prices declined 1 to 2 percent due to the sales of government stocks and the weakening of the Thai baht this week. The government continues to sell its rice stocks only for export.

The report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.

FAS/Moscow forecasts Russian imports of cattle to remain relatively flat in 2015 (i.e., 100,000 head) as livestock importers continue to improve the quality of their genetics.