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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.

This report contains summaries of relevant decisions and documents from the Armenia-Belarus Kazakhstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) meetings, published between March 1 and May 8, 2015.

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Post, on behalf of USDA APHIS, negotiated with the Italian Ministry of Health a bilateral health certificate for the export to Italy of live annelids (blood worms).

Turkey’s Biosafety Law (Law), published in March 2010, continues to cause substantial harm to Turkey’s agriculture and food sectors.

This report is written for U.S. companies interested in doing business in the Czech Republic.

Croatia imports $66 million worth of beef annually, mainly fresh/chilled or frozen. During the last 5 years beef imports have shown a steady growth having more than doubled to $66.1 million in 2014.

Croatia is a large pork importer, and in 2014, imports reached $236 million (79,447 MT), mainly from the EU (Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Italy and Austria).

Turkey's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) discontinued the requirement for importers to provide a certificate for biotech-free enzymes.

In 2014, the food service sector in the Russian Far East faced a number of serious challenges, but the restaurant sector in the region has adapted.

Croatia’s organic food market, while small, is emerging with imported organic products dominating the market.

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.