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In August 2023, after more than a decade of political discussions on the restructuring of livestock farming, a new German law on mandatory animal husbandry labeling went into effect.

The German market offers good opportunities for U.S. exporters of consumer-oriented agricultural products.

According to the German parliament's scientific service, T-TIP could force Germany to abolish its plans for labeling for food from animals fed with GMO feed.

Germany has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N8 in fattening turkeys in North East Germany (Mecklenburg Western Pomerania) on Nov, 5 2014.

FAS Berlin hosted a roundtable discussion on sustainability of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries with participants from both sides of the Atlantic at the U.S. Embassy Berlin on October 30, 2014.

Domestically grown protein crops were the focus of a recent symposium hosted by the German Government.

FAS Berlin brought a speaker presenting on the U.S. food safety system and policy to a T-TIP workshop in Germany.

The German seed company KWS is starting a new biotech research center in Missouri.

The German food industry represents the fourth biggest industry in Germany. In 2013, Germany produced an estimated $234 billion in processed food and drinks.

Germany is by far the biggest market in the European Union with good prospects for U.S. food products like tree nuts, wine, processed fruits and vegetables, fruit juices and others.

The German Federal Constitutional Court rejected a constitutional complaint by 16 German wine-growers against a check-off program called "German Wine Fund."

The German Federal Cartel Office has imposed a fine for sausage price fixing in July 2014.