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On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....

Germany is by far the biggest market for food and beverages in the European Union.

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....

Sugar production and exports are projected to increase in marketing year 2018/2019, up from the previous year.

Germany is the most important fish and seafood market for U.S. exporters in Europe where a growing demand for high-quality fish and seafood offers opportunities for U.S. suppliers.

The German food industry represents the third-largest processing industry in Germany.

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.

Germany confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N6 in a poultry holding in Northern Germany on March 21, 2018.

Line graph showing the total U.S. agricultural exports to the northern triangle region of the Central America. Total exports in 2016 equaled $2.2 billion.

Exhibitors at the U.S. Pavilion at BIOFACH organic trade show reported on-site sales nearly double that of the 2017 show and “serious” business contacts up by over 50 percent.

Central America’s Northern Triangle – which includes El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras – offers significant market opportunities for exporters of U.S. farm and food products.