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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) import approximately two-thirds of its overall food needs and have a large foreign trade deficit. The market for processed foods is determined based upon price rather than quality, as consumers seek to extend their buying power.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) imports approximately two-thirds of its overall food needs.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) allows permitted import of genetically engineered (GE) products based on the 2009 Law on “Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”) and its pertaining bylaws.

The spring planting which started in early April is still on-going. Corn will be planted on approximately 199,500 hectares versus the 169,948 ha in 2014/2015, which is a seventeen percent increase.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) imports around one third of the wine consumed domestically (2016 import value $15.2 million), mostly from its neighbors Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia.

On November 9, the European Commission (EC) released its progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) pre-accession efforts, noting that preparations in the areas of agriculture and fisheries...