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Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers (BVMDGA) were voted a Most Innovative Product with their new Pumpkin Pie Spiced and Dark Chocolate Orange Date Rolls at Canada’s annual Grocery Innovation Show (GIC).

2015/16 soybean production area is unchanged at 20 million hectares with production forecast at 57 million tons.

The biotechnology sector is in a nascent stage of development, but the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) seeks to move forward in developing and commercializing agricultural biotechnology.

Export prices increased around 1 percent due to the strengthening of the Thai baht. A rumor about a new G-to-G contract with Indonesia also put upward pressure on domestic prices.

With its duty-free status and limited import regulation, Sint Maarten has traditionally been an open market for U.S. food and agricultural products.

Australian milk production is expected to rise slightly in 2016 to 9.8 million metric tonnes, due to higher milk yields and improved seasonal conditions.

The centrifugal sugar production for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is forecast at 28.5 million metric tons (MMT), six percent below last year.

Post revises down its marketing year (MY) 2015/16 (Oct-Sept) soybean production forecast from 12.5 million metric tons (MMT) to 11 MMT.

Mexican sugar production for marketing year 2015/16 is forecast to be at 6.5 million metric tons raw-value (MMT-RV), although there is not yet an official forecast.

On August 14, 2015, the President of Ethiopia signed into law the necessary regulatory framework that will allow the cultivation of genetically-engineered Bt cotton.

This report provides an un-official translation of Vietnam’s Law on Animal Health approved by the National Assembly on June 19, 2015.

This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Eurasian Economic Union meetings, published between June 18 and August 31, 2015 that impact EAEU food and agriculture policy