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Similar to other countries in the region, Spain is ending 2020 fighting to control the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spain remains the largest grower of genetically engineered (GE) corn in the European Union and a major consumer of GE corn and soybean products for animal feed.

Consumer budget cuts have negatively impacted various areas of the food industry, such as packaged foods.

Spain is a net importer of lentils, chickpeas and dry beans as domestic production is not sufficient to fulfill internal demand creating opportunities for U.S. exports to Spain.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

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

Round 10 of T-TIP Negotiations Held in Brussels July 12-17, 2015 ... Opposition at Council over GMO Proposal ... Hogan Speaks at Expo Milan – Agri-Food Chain Coalition Event ...

The digital economy and e-commerce is becoming a very relevant sector of the Spanish economy.

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states.

Spain is the EU-28 largest grower of Bt corn and it has traditionally defended a science-based approach to agricultural biotechnology.

Good yields were expected for most of Spain’s grain growing regions until early May when high temperatures and lack of precipitation significantly reduced harvest expectations.