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While the United States had a $16 billion agricultural trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2015, it ran a record $12 billion trade deficit in farm and food products with the European Union.

The New Zealand kiwifruit industry can celebrate a bumper year in 2015 with production up 30% at 475,000 metric tons (MT) and exports up 31% at 454,000MT.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

EU-28 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2015/16 is estimated at 4 million MT, 3.7 percent lower compared to the previous harvest due to unfavorable weather conditions...

This report covers key developments in Jordan’s agricultural sector for August 2015.

Post forecasts that the 2015/16 MY raisin production will decrease by thirteen percent to 55,000 MT, following the record level raisin production of 63,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

Cherry production for 2015-16 is forecast to recover to 16,000 metric tonnes, following a decline in 2014/15 due to adverse seasonal conditions.

For the 2015/16 season, Japanese cherry production is expected to revert to normal levels following last year’s increased production, as there was some frost damage in the spring.

Turkish sultana raisin production is expected to decrease substantially in MY2015/16 to 196,109 MT which is even less than the production in MY 2013/14 due to unfavorable weather conditions...

In 2014, Taiwan was the third largest export market for U.S. peaches/nectarines and the fifth largest export market for U.S. cherries.

Chile’s annual raisin production in MY 2015/2016 is expected to slightly increase to 70,000 MT due to improved climatic conditions during the season...

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...