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

Post forecasts that the total citrus production will remain flat at 2,631,000 MT in the 2015/16 MY, based on the increases in grapefruit, lemons and soft citrus production driven by increases in area

MY2015/16 seed cotton production in Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Chad combined, are expected to drop 10 percent compared to the initial target due to a late start of the rainy season

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

This report contains an official translation of Ethiopia’s Importers-Exporters and Wholesalers Directive (June 2014).

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).

Although Estonian poultry meat production is on a rise, domestic supplies do not cover growing domestic demand.