Sugar beet

A presidential decree published in the Official Gazette has paved the way for the import of 400,000 tons of sugar at a time when sugar price in the domestic market is rising.

The decree stipulates that no customs duties will be levied on the 400,000 tons of sugar to be imported and that import licenses, which will be granted under the new decision, will be valid until Oct. 15, 2022.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has vowed to support farmers if his party is elected in the June 7 general elections during a campaign stop in the Central Anatolian province of Konya. 

BELGRADE – Serbia expects to produce 2.1 million tons of wheat in 2014, down 19.6 percent against last year, a result of inclement weather, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS) has said in a release.

Estimates show that raspberry production will amount to 62,202 tons, a decrease of 9.1 percent.

SENTA - The Serbian government approved a report on negotiations with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development on Friday in relation to the granting of a loan to the Serbian government for financing the first phase of the irrigation system development, Serbian Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic has said.