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In marketing year (MY) 2013, Russia remained one of the biggest importers of fruits in the world having purchased 1.2 million metric tons (MT) of apples, 391,060 MT of pears, and 324,910 MT of grapes.

Apple and Pear growers have enjoyed a second year of good prices for their fruit in 2013/2014.

Grape production in Peru continues booming, driven by strong demand from international markets, and is now expected at 500,000 MT in 2014.

In MY2013/14, Taiwan imported a record 160,756 metric tons (MT) of apples from around the world, which is valued at nearly US$240 million.

The 2014 fresh deciduous fruits crop estimates in the Czech Republic describe the amount and quality of fruits as very satisfactory.

Historically, Ukraine produced a varying assortment of legumes for human consumption with the larger share of the crop utilized for forage that were sold mainly to livestock producers.

Apple production in Mexico for marketing year (MY) 2014/15 (August/July) is forecast at 670,000 metric tons (MT), a smaller crop compared to the MY 2013/14 record crop of 860,000 MT.

This report provides EU-28 production, supply, and demand forecasts for fresh apples, fresh pears, and table grapes.

Poland is a leading world apple exporter. In MY 2014/15 Poland’s total apple product is estimated at 3.5 million metric tons, an increase of nearly 13 percent from the previous year’s crop.

This is an evaluation report on the beef, distilled spirits, dried fruits and nuts tasting event organized in Bucharest on September 10th, 2014.

After a series import of bans on potatoes, sunflower seeds and soybeans, Russia’s food safety authority, Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a complete ban on all products subject to quarantine control.

The Office of Agricultural Affairs forecasts that China’s MY2014/15 raisin production will increase by 9 percent to 180,000 tons.