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Number of bovine animals in Turkey decreased 1.5%

February 8, 2016 Bovine animal number in Turkey decreased by 1.5% and sheep and goat number increased by 1.1% when compared to the previous year.

Rice prices in Myanmar climb ahead of Chinese New Year

February 6, 2016 Due to high demand on the eve of the Chinese New Year, traders are selling more rice on the China border instead of within Burma, causing the price of the staple grain to rise at home.

Adventurous shoppers fuel dramatic increase in seafood sales in UK

February 6, 2016 A number of traditionally underused seafood species saw substantial growth in sales during 2015's Christmas retail period, according to Seafish of UK.

Switzerland launches project to boost aquaculture in Egypt

February 6, 2016 The Embassy of Switzerland's Office for International Cooperation is launching a project "Sustainable Transformation of Egypt's Aquaculture Market System (STREAMS)".

Angola, Cuba sign memorandum on fisheries sector cooperation

February 6, 2016 Angolan minister of Fisheries Victória de Barros Neto and Cuban minister of Food Industry Maria Del Carmen González signed two documents that reflect the sector's cooperation.

British dairy farmers want AHDB Dairy to focus on survival

February 6, 2016 The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has appealed to AHDB Dairy to revise its proposed three year business plan and introduce activities to enable levy payers to survive the global down turn.

Corn and soybean exports through Northern Brazil increased 54%

February 5, 2016 The corn and soybean exports through the North Arc of Brazil jumped from 13 million metric tons in 2014 to 20 million metric tons in 2015, which is a 54% growth.

FAO Food Price Index starts 2016 dropping to nearly 7-year low

February 5, 2016 The FAO Food Price Index fell in January, slipping 1.9% below its level in the last month of 2015, as prices of all the commodities it tracks fell, sugar in particular.

World level performance claimed by Australian pork producers

February 5, 2016 Australian pork producers say they are now competitive at a world level, matching most EU systems on cost while being close to Canada and the U.S. on reproduction and feed efficiency.

Number of cows in Estonia has dropped 10%

February 5, 2016 The crisis of the milk market had caused the number of cows in Estonia to drop by 10% and the reduction probably will continue, the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce says.

French farmers demand to lift anti-Russian sanctions

February 5, 2016 Xavier Beulin, Head of the largest trade union of the French farmers FNSEA claimed in an interview to Europe 1 about the necessity to lift Russian embargo.

Farmers in Zimbabwe should destock after 7,000 cattle died

February 5, 2016 Agriculture deputy minister Paddy Zhanda has urged farmers in Zimbabwe to destock after 7,000 cattle died in the south of Zimbabwe in the severest drought to hit the nation since 1992.