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Fisheries Ministry says EU ban on Sri Lankan exports will be lifted

November 27, 2015 Minister of Fisheries Mahinda Amaraweera says that the European Union ban on Sri Lankan fish exports will be lifted soon.

2016 Black Sea fishing opportunities

November 27, 2015 The European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for the Black Sea in 2016.

Rains continue to damage potato crop in India

November 27, 2015 Showers continue to cause damages to the standing potato crop in the Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts. The potato crop had been ready for harvest.

China eyes agricultural cooperation with Vietnam

November 27, 2015 China hopes that there will be more farm produce cooperation opportunities with Vietnam as the two countries are both diverse in agricultural resources and their farm produce sectors complement each other.

South Korea halts imports of French poultry after influenza outbreak

November 27, 2015 South Korea will suspend imports of French poultry and live birds after the country reported an outbreak of avian influenza (AI), the government said.

Fruit production in Austria above ten years average

November 27, 2015 256,900 tons of dessert fruits were produced in 2015 (-6% to 2014), according to Statistics Austria.

Russian watchdog prohibits poultry supplies by Turkish company

November 26, 2015 Sixteen Turkish companies have the right to supply poultry to Russia, six of them are subjected to temporary restrictions and products of one more supplier is under stronger supervision.

Young people encouraged to work in the seafood industry

November 26, 2015 The UK’s Seafish has launched The World is Your Oyster, a campaign designed to showcase career prospects in the seafood industry and capture the imagination of young people aged 16-24 who are trying to secure their first step on the career ladder.

Chinese cloning factory to produce one million calves a year

November 26, 2015 The world’s biggest animal cloning factory is to be opened in China, producing one million calves a year.

Defra to get 15 percent less money

November 26, 2015 UK chancellor George Osborne confirmed that Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) would suffer budget cuts of 15 percent.

Tremendous decline of Vietnam shrimp sales to the U.S, Japan and EU

November 26, 2015 According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam shrimp sales in ther first ten months reached $2.5 billion, down 26.7% year on year.

Taiwan bans imports of GM salmon from U.S.

November 26, 2015 Genetically modified salmon from the United States cannot be imported in Taiwan as foodstuffs or ingredients, unless it is inspected and licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.