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With nearly 83 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers, Germany is the largest market for food and agricultural products in the European Union.

Germany has presented a plan to phase out glyphosate and terminate its use in Germany by December 31, 2023, as part of an “action program for the protection of insects.”

On September 5, 2019, the German Government introduced a voluntary animal welfare label for pork products.

Although Germany does not require labeling of non-GMO food products and animal feed, the nation’s voluntary “Ohne Gentechnik” (GMO-free) labeling program is gaining momentum.

Germany has long been a leader in the global pork sector and is currently the world’s second-largest pork exporter after the United States.

On January 1, 2019, Germany updated their waste management laws in an attempt to advance the country’s environmental protection goals and correct regulatory loopholes.

Total German cherry production for marketing year (MY) 2019 is estimated at 62,200 MT – an increase of 3.4 percent compared to MY 2018 and 30 percent compared to the historical....

The unprecedented heatwave in June across much of the European Union attracted attention to the outlook for the MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop.

The European Commission has published in the EU Official Journal updated legislation amending the EU Regulation on Spirits.

During its last plenary session in April 2019, the European Parliament has adopted the draft regulation to increase transparency and sustainability of risk assessment in the food chain.

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

EU sugar production in MY 2019/20 is forecast at 19.4 million MT, up from 18.2 million MT in MY 2018/19 in which an enduring summer drought took a significant toll on beet growth....