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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.

Following the EU’s inspection visit in March/April 2014, the European Commission determined BiH’s data was sufficient to prepare a Regulation declaring BiH free from potato ring rot.

Sugar beet and sugar production in Ukraine in marketing year 2015/16 is expected to decrease by 28 and 33 percent respectively, responding to the current market issues and the economic situation.

Marketing years 2013/14 and 2014/15 were both record breaking: in MY2013/14 rapeseed area in the Czech Republic exceeded the threshold of 400,000 hectares...

The 2014 total Russian wild catch remained stable, only down slightly versus the total catch in 2013.

On April 22, 2015, the Russian government published on its website, key results of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2014, submitted by the agency for the GOR’s review on March 15, 2015.

U.S. ethanol exports rebounded in 2014, with value and volume both up approximately 35 percent from the previous year, although still below the record set in 2011.

FAS/Moscow forecasts Russia’s sugar beet production in 2015 at 38 million metric tons (MMT), a 13 percent increase from last year, which was the lowest crop since 2011.

Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Romanian domestic fish production has been on an upward trend over the past five years, but demand remains largely covered from imports.

The first tentative official data on 2014 crop production published in late March showed a higher than previously expected area and production of grain crops in MY2014/15.