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Unexpectedly dry weather conditions in Turkey between April and June in many regions led to lower wheat and barley production forecasts for MY 2021/22.

Weather conditions accelerated crop development and crop condition is generally described as good to excellent.

With nearly 1.3 million metric tons (MT) of exports in MY2020/21, Spain hit an all-time record in fodder exports.

This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Armenia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meetings, published between November 21, 2020, and July 22, 2021, that impact EAEU food and agriculture policy.

The food retail sector in Slovakia is consolidated, price sensitive, and competitive. The Slovak market is experiencing a boom in internet shopping for all food categories.

Turkey has a young population of 83.6 million people. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 20th largest economy in the world.

There have been significant changes to Ukrainian regulations related to agricultural product quality, safety, and sanitary measures since the previous FAIRS Annual Country Report.

A French ban on the sales of fruit and vegetables with identifying stickers threatens exports of U.S. sweet potatoes (approx. $20 million in sales annually) and grapefruits ($8 million annually).

The COVID-19 crisis and the closure of the European hospitality sector during much of the past year kept EU imports of U.S. beef into its High Quality Beef (HQB) quota well below availability.

MY2021/22 EU total grain production is now anticipated at 293.3 MMT. Abundant rainfall in April and May, while bad for timely spring planting operations, improved soil moisture across the EU and alleviated drought concerns.

The Government of Ukraine adopted new labeling requirements for country of origin or place of origin for selected food products on April 1, 2021.

Germany is by far the biggest market for food and beverages in the European Union. The food retail sector is saturated, highly consolidated, and competitive.