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BiH’s Confectionary imports are twice BiH’s exports in value terms. In 2015, BiH’s total imports of these products equaled $65.4 million...

MY 2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Chad is expected to fall 7 percent from USDA official numbers to 1.7 million tons...

This report concerns only selected countries in West Africa (See table 1). MY2015/16 milled rice production is expected to reach 5.9 million tons, a 17 percent increase from last season production.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) imports approximately two-thirds of its overall food needs.

MY2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Chad combined, are expected to drop 10 percent compared to the initial target due to a late start of the rainy season

On November 10, the European Commission (EC) released its Progress Report on BiH’s pre-accession efforts, noting that preparations in the areas of agriculture and fisheries are at an early stage.

Prolonged persistent heat and lack of precipitation for several months are seriously affecting corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After a five-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) that was imposed with the 2004 Food Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms in 2009.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is now qualified to be included on the list of countries eligible to export heat treated milk and dairy products to the European Union.

The spring planting which started in early April is still on-going. Corn will be planted on approximately 199,500 hectares versus the 169,948 ha in 2014/2015, which is a seventeen percent increase.

Following the EU’s inspection visit in March/April 2014, the European Commission determined BiH’s data was sufficient to prepare a Regulation declaring BiH free from potato ring rot.

MY 2014/15 (Aug/July) rainy season started normally in May for most selected countries but a long pause during June and July could reduce countries’ initial targets.