On May 3, 2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) published updated regulatory guidelines supporting the introduction of gene-edited seeds into the Canadian market.
On April 28, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for domestic cultivation and production of 113 genetically engineered (GE) events and the first ever biosafety certificate for a gene-edited event.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Update

FAS/Astana forecasts Kazakhstan’s wheat production in MY 2016/17 at 13.0 MMT, at the same level as in the previous estimate and significantly down from the record 22.7 MMT in 2011.