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This report provides EU-28 production, supply, and demand forecasts for major EU oilseeds, protein meals and related products.

On September 4, 2015, China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard on Edible Vegetable Oil, issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), as SPS/N/CHN/997.

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

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

A replanting program will allocate $22.7 million to replant 83,000 ha of old palm oil estates for a three month period starting October 1 to December 31, 2015.

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

In 2014 Agriculture contributed about 10% to the Gross Domestic Product in Zimbabwe.

In addition to China’s growing demand for oilseed products, the low price of soybeans is expected to push China’s soybean imports to exceed 76 million tons in MY14/15, up from the 70.4 million tons...