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

On November 10, the European Commission (EC) released its Progress Report on BiH’s pre-accession efforts, noting that preparations in the areas of agriculture and fisheries are at an early stage.

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Prolonged persistent heat and lack of precipitation for several months are seriously affecting corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable production in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After a five-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) that was imposed with the 2004 Food Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms in 2009.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

The EU28 grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is now qualified to be included on the list of countries eligible to export heat treated milk and dairy products to the European Union.

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states.

After a record jump of milk production in 2014, the increase of output is expected to decline in 2015 due to slower export demand...

The spring planting which started in early April is still on-going. Corn will be planted on approximately 199,500 hectares versus the 169,948 ha in 2014/2015, which is a seventeen percent increase.