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The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) continues to oppose agricultural biotechnology and generally advocates for anti-biotech policies within the European Commission (EC).

On June 1, 2017, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the “Organic Law on Agrobiodiversity, Seeds and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.”

Guatemala has a population of almost 17 million inhabitants and approximately 5 million live in Guatemala City where most of the new hotels and restaurants are located in the country.

In Austria, consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

On October 19, 2018, the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) selected a new design for the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) logo for value-added products.

In 2018, the European Commission allocated a total of EUR 172.5 million to 79 programs for the promotion of the European Union’s (EU) agri-food products both in Europe and worldwide.

Abundant local fruit harvests drove down fruit prices and reduced demand for apples and other imported fruit in the first half of 2018.

Socio-economic and demographic changes continued to alter food trends in France.

ANUGA, held biennially, is one of the largest and most important food and beverage fairs in the world with over 7,000 exhibitors from 108 countries and 160,000 visitors from 192 countries.

Chile keeps recording increasing demand for premium processed food and beverages providing convenience and health benefits.

Consumers’ attitude in Bulgaria towards biotechnology remains negative. The anti-biotech alliance includes Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and some smaller ag industry groups such as organic...