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GOR Distributes Subsidies for the Development of Aquaculture and Sturgeon Breeding . . . GOR Announces 2016 Total Agriculture Support . . . Russian Grain Stocks Down Slightly . . .

On September 4, 2015, China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard on Aquatic Products, issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), as SPS/N/CHN/994.

The GOR implementation of a food embargo, enacted in August 2014, forced Russia to source fish and seafood from a restricted number of eligible suppliers, including Faroe Island, Iceland and China.

Minister Tkachyov’s First Interview … Amended Floating Wheat Export Duty Formula … Current Russian Grain Stocks Higher Than Average … Draft Amendments to the Russian Food Security Doctrine …

In 2014 the total fish catch was 170,500 MT, which included the Baltic Sea and long-distance fisheries.

Ministry of Agriculture’s Monitoring of Implementation of State Program 2013-2020 . . . Elena Gangalo Appointed New Deputy Minister of Agriculture . . .

Ecuador’s tuna fishery in 2015 is staring at lower prices. Prices are suffering due to oversupply, reportedly driven by overfishing, at a time of weakening demand for tuna and tuna products...

Despite an expected record salmon harvest of 450,000 MT in the Far East, the price for fish and seafood continues to climb and consumption is forecast to decrease by ten percent.

FAS Quito estimates that Ecuador’s calendar year (CY) 2015 shrimp production to reach 350,000 metric tons (MT), up 10,000 MT or an increase of three percent compared to 2014.

GOR Amends Some Rules of State Support of Agriculture . . . Russian Government Improves Rules to Support Forestry Enterprises in the Far East . . .

On August 4, 2015, the Government of Russia (GOR) approved Resolution #786, decreasing export duties on certain types of agricultural and non-agricultural products, including fish, seafood, and wood..

Consumption of domestic fish products in the Primorye region and throughout Russia is growing.