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Post forecasts China’s orange production to increase slightly to 7 million tons in MY 2015/16, as good harvests in major producing areas will likely offset the continued production loss in Jiangxi...

Romania’s dairy sector remains dominated by small-size farms. Despite unfavorable market conditions commercial farms are committed to develop further.

Poultry production will likely keep on an upward trend in 2015, though at a slower rate than in 2014. Imports are expected to stagnate, while exports are predicted to slowly recover.

Domestic consumption for beef and pork meat is predicted to continue rising stimulated by abundant supply in the EU on one hand and the fiscal measure reducing the VAT rate for food products.

The new implementation period for a law on poultry feeding will which will impact the Turkish poultry sector starts on January 1, 2016.

In 2014 the total fish catch in Estonia was 67,964 MT, which included the Baltic Sea, long-distance and inland fisheries. The majority of Estonian supplies of fish originate from the Baltic Sea catch.

Being the economic hub in the central and central highland region, Danang has emerged as a potential retail market in recent years.

The Government of Pakistan has set the wheat production target at a record 26 million metric tons for the 2015 Rabi (winter) season.

Cotton crop prospects continue to erode and Pakistan’s 2015/16 cotton production estimate is estimated 500,000 bales lower at 7.5 million 480 lb bales, the lowest production since 1999.

The Bulgarian dairy industry has experienced its most challenging year in the last 5 years.

Domestic production of mandarins/tangerines and hybrids has been trending down while farmers continue to exit and consumers substitute other fruits and sweets for citrus.

Production of lemons in MY 2015/2016 is forecast to rebound to normal levels as a result of favorable weather conditions and the full recuperation of plants that had been previously affected by frosts