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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).

Greece is the EU’s main cotton grower, accounting for more than 80 percent of total European production.

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.

In Greece, there are over 14,000 enterprises engaged in food processing, producing goods valued at approximately $11 billion.

Greece as a member of the European Union follows the EU directives and regulations.

This report provides updated contact information for Greece and gives an overview of Greek food laws in the EU context.

In 2016, value sales of grocery retailers in Greece declined by 2 percent to $21.5 billion.

The total MY2017/18 EU-28 grain crop is revised up 2 MMT to 304 MMT, due to improved outlooks for both the wheat and corn crops.

Greece’s MY 2017/18 apple production is forecast to decrease from the previous year, down 5.2 percent, at 282,000 MT.

A shifting political landscape in the EU has led to fears that voting “against” import authorization of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops is becoming perilously close to a new norm.

Updated import duties of Euro 5.16 per metric ton are applied on corn, sorghum and rye from August 8, 2017.

The EU28 grain harvest is now under way in most Member States.