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Two New Departments to Be Created at the Ministry of Agriculture… President Putin Ordered Government to Draft Science Program for Development of Agriculture till 2025…

On August 18, 2016, Russia notified the World Trade Organization of the draft Russian Government Regulation on the quarantine phytosanitary control of imported planting seeds and planting materials

Government Resolution No. 770 of August 10, 2016, approved regulation of phytosanitary risk assessment for Russia.

Broiler meat production is forecasted to grow marginally to 3.77 MMT in 2017 as industry leaders optimize operations and gain market share over smaller farms hit by reduced profitability and limited..

This report is a summary of issues in Russia of interest to the U. S. agricultural community.

South Africa should return as a net exporter of corn in the 2016/17 MY with about one million tons on higher production.

Post forecasts that the raisin production will increase by four percent to 51,000 MT in the 2016/17 MY, from 49,000 MT in the 2015/16 MY based on the increase in area production.

Regulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters came into effect on June 30, 2016 in South Africa.