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The report identifies export certificates issued by U.S. government authorities to comply with Canadian import standards and regulations or to attest that the product is subject to U.S. government...

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.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

MY 2015/16 EU-28 citrus production is forecast at approximately 10.4 MMT, a decrease of 6.7 percent from the previous campaign, mainly due to the lower citrus productions expected in Spain.

Low domestic butter supplies have forced the Canadian Dairy Commission to request supplemental import permits for the first time in at least 10 years to meet Canadian domestic demand.

Opportunities exist to expand U.S. food product sales to Canada's food and beverage processing sector.

The Canadian province of Ontario has introduced new regulations that govern the buying, selling and use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybeans seeds.

The Safe Food for Canadians Act implement regulations, which would allow the government to simplify and consolidate the authorities under previous acts regulating food, are expected to be published...

A new EU Regulation on Novel Foods was adopted in November 2015 and published in Official Journal L 327 on December 11, 2015.

Canada remains a top U.S. agricultural export destination for consumer-oriented products offering promising opportunities for small businesses to expand their sales to Canada.

In 2014, Canada’s 35.1 million consumers were estimated to have generated C$505 billion (US$434 billion in December 31, 2014 dollars) in retail sales, representing a 4.6 percent increase from 2013.

On January 1, 2016, the EU maximum residue limit (MRL) for fosetyl-al for several fruits and vegetables reverted back to the detection level set at 2 mg/kg.