PAKISSAN.com; FAS Daily Attache Report Digest

CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF, October 11, 2004 -- The MY2004/2005 sugar output forecast has been revised upward to 11.24 MMT (raw value) from Post's previous forecast of 10.57 MMT as a result of higher cane acreage and better yields for both cane and beet. Despite increased output, consumption continues to outpace domestic production. Post's MY04/05 import forecast is unchanged from its April's

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EU Rice Weekly, Brussels 5 October 2004

EU-25, October 11, 2004 -- This weekly report contains data on rice prices in the U.S., Thailand and the EU. It also lists current import duties and export subsidies in the EU. All information will be published as such in the USDA publication "Rice Market News". Please note that the EU has changed it's rice import tariffs from September 1, 2004, with a fixed tariff of EUR 65/MT for brown rice and EUR 175/MT for white rice.

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Market Brief

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, October 11, 2004 -- Fueled by the stable economic growth over the last six years, Russia is one of the most rapidly growing wine markets in the world with an average 30 percent wine consumption increase per year. Although Russian consumers still drink a greater quantity of popular wine labels from CIS countries like Moldova, Georgia, and European wines from France, the popularity of New World wine is steadily growing. U.S. wine exporters to Russia have excellent prospects. Chile and Argentina are the wine leaders among the other 'New World' countries in the Russian imports. In addition, French exporters this year are going to invest about one million euros in wine promotion to Russia, three times more than last year.

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New Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Administration appointed

GREECE, October 11, 2004 -- The Greek Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Savvas Tsitouridis, resigned on September 22, 2004 after having served only half a year. Mr. Evaggelos Basiakos is the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture.