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In 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union (EU) increased by an estimated 0.5 percent and are expected to only slightly increase in 2017.

Estonian farmers can expect a good harvest for MY2017/18. Total production of wheat, rye, mixed grains, triticale, barley and oats in MY 2017/18 is forecast to amount to 1.26 million MT.

In Latvia, a good harvest is expected. For MY 2017/18 the grain crop is forecast to be higher than last year.

Total Polish production of grain for marketing year (MY) 2016/17 is forecast to amount to 30.1 million metric tons (MMT).

Polish farmers wait for the new EU sugar market reform with great hope and excitement.

Poland as a member of the European Union applies EU directives and regulations to agricultural imports with only few exceptions.

For 2014 the total fish catch in Latvia was 120,000 MT, which included the Baltic Sea and long-distance fisheries.

In MY 2015/16 Poland’s total apple crop is estimated at 3.1MMT (million metric tons), a decrease of 9 percent from last year. Summer drought affected apple trees.

In 2015 potatoes production was lower by 13 percent compared to last year due to average unfavorable weather conditions.

Latvia is a net importer of poultry meat. It is estimated that in 2015 poultry meat production will increase by 2 percent as a result of growing domestic demand and reduced imports.

It is estimated that in 2015 milk deliveries in Latvia will decrease by 0.5 percent compared to the previous year’s level.

In 2014 swine inventories decreased by 5 percent due to reduced prices and export restrictions of pork caused by outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF).