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On November 30, the Dutch Cabinet presented its position to the Dutch Parliament on the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union to require plants edited with new mutagenesis....

This report assesses the agricultural biotechnology sector in the Netherlands, and covers related production, trade and policies.

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered components are limited to food aid.

Two-way agricultural trade between the United States and Southern Africa has grown significantly in the past decade, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2017.

The turnover of the Dutch foodservice market in 2017 was valued at $22.4 billion, up by 4.1 percent.

This report outlines the effects of the recent drought on agricultural production in the Netherlands.

The Dutch retail sector is fairly consolidated, with the two largest food retailers controlling 54 percent of the market.

FAS The Hague was able to intervene with Dutch customs to ensure that products shipped prior to the June 22, 2018 date will not be needed to pay the 25 percent ad valorem duties.

On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated....

On June 14, 2018, an agreement on the successor to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was reached for 2021-2030.

This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-28 member states. It supplements the EU-28 Biofuel Annual Report.

On June 14, 2018, negotiators from the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission found a political agreement on the next iteration of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).