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Despite the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail sales revenues in Germany have grown continuously since 2019. In 2021, the German retail sector recorded over $618 billion euros in sales revenues. Retailers benefitted from higher consumer spending for premium food products, while food service businesses suffered from low hospitality and catering demand during the series of lockdowns put in place.

A legal analysis commissioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation concludes that CRISPR and other new breeding techniques fall under the European Directive for GMOs.

Germany has 81 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers and is by far the biggest market in the European Union. The German market offers good opportunities for U.S. exporters...

The German food service sector is large, fragmented, and highly competitive. Foodservice sales continue to be led primarily by independent full service restaurants.