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EU sugar production in MY 2019/20 is forecast at 19.4 million MT, up from 18.2 million MT in MY 2018/19 in which an enduring summer drought took a significant toll on beet growth....

The EU28’s grain harvest in MY2019/20 is forecast to exceed 311 MMT for only the fourth time on record, a significant turnaround following the drought affected crop of MY2018/19.

MY 2019/20 is characterized by a very tight rapeseed situation. Total European Union (EU) oilseeds area in MY 2019/20 is forecast to decline by over eight percent primarily due to an 18 percent....

New EU rules for "total diet replacement for weight control" will become applicable on October 27, 2022.

On October 19, 2017, the European Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation 2017/1901 on the registration of “Danbo” cheese as an EU protected geographical indication....

Due to late frost throughout the EU and hot spells in Southern and Eastern EU, commercial apple production in MY 2017/18 is estimated to be 18 percent down compared to the previous season.

The EU has started to discuss the expansion of the group of products subject to a maximum level for Ochratoxin A (OTA) to include dried figs and dried apricots or all dried fruit....

The current EU restrictions on neonicotinoids have been in place since 2013 as the substances were considered toxic to bees and other pollinators.

European Union (EU) milk deliveries in 2017 are expected to remain consistent with 2016 levels.

The first EU sugar production after the termination of the quota regime, MY 2017/18, is set to reach 20.1 million MT, with an additional 1.8 million MT for industrial use.

The European Union (EU) has implemented a new system of electronic Certificates of Inspection for imports of organic products in the EU.