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The China-Australia FTA is the main news story with Australia expected to gain significant new market access into China after the agreement’s implementation in 2015.

Citrus is one of Australia’s foremost horticultural industries and the largest exporter of fresh fruit.

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

Australian policies on agriculture are currently being reviewed by the federal government and a White Paper is set for completion in 2015 in order to provide a new policy platform for the sector.

The Australian dairy and dairy products industry is still recovering from drought and the volume of milk production is expected to be around 9.6 million metric tons in 2015.

Australian wheat production for 2014-15 is expected to fall to 24 million tons due to lower than expected rainfall and declining yields.

The Australian federal government is very supportive of biotechnology and has committed considerable long-term funding to research and development.

The European Commission released its Progress Report on BiH’s pre-accession efforts and concluded that substantial work remains to be done in the fields of agriculture and rural development.

Drought in major cattle regions in Australia has significantly increased slaughter and production as producers bring forward turnoff, depressing domestic prices but boosting exports.

There is a need for genetic improvement of BiH’s dairy herds to increase the production of milk and meat and create higher income for the rural population.

Australian sugar production is projected to grow to 4.6 million tonnes in 2014-15 with sugar cane acreage up slightly.

Bosnia and Herzegovina imports 90 percent of the pet food consumed and these imports reached $7.5 million in 2013.