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It is estimated that in 2016 milk deliveries in Latvia will be one percent lower than in the previous year. The Russian ban reduced export demand and resulted in a drop of farm-gate milk prices.

It is estimated that in 2016 milk deliveries in Estonia will decline by one percent compared to the previous year’s level. The Russian ban on EU food items reduced export demand...

It is expected that in 2016 milk production in Poland will remain flat in comparison to 2015 because higher output in the first half of the year will be offset by a decrease of production...

On October, 20, 2016, Poland was notified by the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) about a contamination of eggs with Salmonella Enteritidis detected in Europe.

African Swine Fever (ASF) has been present in Poland and the Baltic countries since 2014. For almost two years the disease has been confined along the borders of Poland and the Baltic countries...

On October 14, 2016 Polish Ministry of Finance spokesman announced that attempts to introduce retail tax in Poland are postponed till January 1, 2018.

After a recent attempt to introduce a new retail tax, the Polish retail sector is likely to go through further changes as a law to prohibit retail operations on Sundays is being discussed...

The restrictive marketing measures that Ireland wants to introduce for all alcohol products could impact U.S. exports to the EU.

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.

As of September 1, 2016, the Polish Government introduced a new law obligating retailers operating on the Polish market to pay an additional tax on retail sales.

In 2016 total sweet and sour cherry production in Poland is expected to increase in comparison with 2015 by 3.1 percent.

The EU grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.