Since 2013, the European Commission has been developing methods for measuring product environmental footprints to harmonize national measures through the Product Environmental Footprint Initiative.
Infographic showing highlights of U.S. agricultural exports to European Union. The U.S. exported $11.6 billion in agriculture to European Union in 2016.
The European Commission is soliciting stakeholder comments in a final public consultation on draft Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for feed, food and drink products.
While the United States had a $16 billion agricultural trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2015, it ran a record $12 billion trade deficit in farm and food products with the European Union.
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Exports of high-value, processed food products have been a significant contributor to the strongest five-year period for agricultural exports in U.S. history.
