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This report covers only specific export certificate requirements by Austria, which are different from EU requirements.

In 2014 the total fish catch in Lithuania was 150,000 MT, which included the long-distance, Baltic Sea, and inland fisheries.

Lithuania is the largest poultry meat producer among Baltic States. In 2014 production of poultry meat amounted to 99,700 MT and was 4 percent higher than in 2013.

It is estimated that in 2015 milk deliveries in Lithuania will remain at the previous year’s level. The Russian import ban and reduced export demand resulted in a drop of farm-gate milk prices.

The Russian ban on imports of live swine and restrictions on exports of pork caused by the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) resulted in a 5 percent decrease of swine inventories in 2014.

ANUGA, held biennially, is one of the largest and most important food and beverage fairs in the world with over 7,000 exhibitors from 108 countries and 160,000 visitors from 192 countries.

Austria is a small but highly developed agricultural and food market with a high income level and a high standard of living.

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Austria continues to be one of the leading forces in Europe opposed to the use of agricultural biotechnology.

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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