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Kazakhstan’s wheat production is expected to recover in 2013, but exports to Russia - its largest market in 2012/13 - are expected to drop sharply.

This biannual report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in dairy products.

Honduras is the only country in Central America that allows commercial production and field trials of agricultural biotech crops.

China is expected to remain a significant importer of biotech products and may become an exporter of biotechnology in the medium to long term.

Colombia continues to expand its biotechnology frontier. The adoption rate for biotech corn has surpassed that of cotton and the development of a regulatory framework is underway.

Kazakhstan's draft biotech law could remain stalled until the country's WTO accession. Meanwhile, new Customs Union regulations address labeling and import of biotech products.

In the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, consumer groups and industry remain conflicted about the use of agricultural biotechnology.

Recent high-profile activism against biotechnology has created uncertainty among those involved in production and research of biotechnology products in Costa Rica.

El Salvador has no legal restriction on the use of agricultural biotechnology. However the country's biotech regulatory framework is still being developed.

The Colombian government has communicated no clear vision for biofuels policies despite promises to increase blend mandates as new production facilities come online in 2015.

Canadian biofuel production remains below what Post estimates is needed to meet federal standards. Limited production makes it unlikely Canada will become a major player in the global ethanol market.

This biannual report, published in June and December, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in coffee.