On February 2, 2017, the European Commission launched a consultation on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in order to better understand where the current policy can be simplified....
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Belgium EU-28: Dual Quality Foodstuffs in Europe

Two studies conducted by Eastern European Members States (MS) have concluded that identically branded food products are being sold with lower quality in Eastern Europe than Western Europe.
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Portugal: Portugal Biofuel Market Outlook 2017

Since 2015, when the government set the overall biofuel mandate at 7.5 percent for transportation, the market has been adjusting to avoid exceeding the volumetric blending limit for biodiesel.
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EU-28: EU Wine Policy Report

The EU remains the world's largest wine producer despite lower production levels in 2016 compared to 2015. U.S. exporters should be aware that specific wine labeling rules...
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Portugal: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Portugal is the European Union’s (EU’s) second largest genetically engineered corn grower, after Spain. Portugal has managed to fully implement all EU regulations in its territory...
The restrictive marketing measures that Ireland wants to introduce for all alcohol products could impact U.S. exports to the EU.
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EU-28: Dairy and Products Annual

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.
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United Kingdom EU: Crop Update

The EU grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.
Slovakia took over its first ever European Union (EU) Council Presidency on July 1, 2016.
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EU-28: EU Biofuels Annual

In 2015, the European Commission (EC) officially introduced a seven percent cap on food based biofuels thus limiting future production of these first generation or conventional biofuels....
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EU-28: Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states.
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EU-28: Sugar Annual

The EU-28 sugar production for food purposes for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 16.5 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), with another 0.9 million MT produced for industrial purposes.