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Government Lifted Wheat Export Duty . . . EAEU, Vietnam Sign Free Trade Agreement . . . New Deputy Minister of Agriculture Appointed . . .

On May 25, 2015, FAS Ankara learned that Turkey’s High Court reversed its December 13, 2013 decision that rescinded the approval of MON810 maize.

Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced revisions by AQSIQ to the “Measures for the Entry and Exit Inspection Quarantine Supervision of Grain”.

New National Pork Board CEO Makes First Visit to Japan; Cotton USA Award 2015; Niigata City Agricultural Special Zone Visit; ATO Tokyo helps highlight White Sorghum in Recipes;

Export prices declined around 1 percent in anticipation of additional sales of government stocks. The government expects to issue a new public tender in early June.

Production of rice, corn, beans, and pulses is forecast to rise in MY 2014/15 and MY 2015/16, offering greater export opportunities.

Export prices declined around 1 percent in anticipation of additional sales of government stocks. The government expects to issue a new public tender in early June.

Kazakhstan’s Expected 2015 Grain Exports . . . Food Corporation Financing of Spring Sowing Campaign . . . Saiga Antelopes Killed . . . Meat Processing Facility Construction Started . . .

FAS/Colombia is writing a series of reports on the opportunities and challenges for agriculture under the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), which went into force in May 2012.

The Russian Government lifted duties on wheat exports beginning May 15, 2015, and expects that Russia may export an additional 1 million metric tons of wheat by the end of MY 2014/15.

Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) Resolution 012-2015 grants variable duty exemption that had been set at four percent to wheat, wheat semolina, and wheat flour imports from all origins.

This week’s export prices declined 2-3 percent due mainly to further weakening of the Thai baht versus the U.S. dollars.