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Despite slower growth forecast for 2016 and measures to restrict imports, Ecuador offers U.S. food and agricultural product exporters a number of trade possibilities.

The food processing industry is a huge component of Ecuador’s manufacturing sector, grossing $5.3 billion in 2015.

This report outlines Ecuador’s requirements for food and agricultural product imports. The major changes from the previous 2015 report are related to the Sanitary Notification...

The EU remains the world's largest wine producer despite lower production levels in 2016 compared to 2015. U.S. exporters should be aware that specific wine labeling rules...

In October 2016, Ecuador's Ministries of Agriculture and Industries announced that the National Institute for Agricultural Research INIAP will start field trials of GE corn with research purposes..

The restrictive marketing measures that Ireland wants to introduce for all alcohol products could impact U.S. exports to the EU.

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.

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

Slovakia took over its first ever European Union (EU) Council Presidency on July 1, 2016.

FAS Quito coordinated and supported the April 18, 2016 visit to Ecuador of University of Georgia (UGA) rural extension service specialists.

In 2015, the European Commission (EC) officially introduced a seven percent cap on food based biofuels thus limiting future production of these first generation or conventional biofuels....

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