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On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....

FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (October-September) milled rice production to drop to 3.3 million metric tons (MMT), down 1 MMT from the MY 2017/18 estimate.

There are over 7,000 food processing and manufacturing companies in Egypt, generating sales of $22.2 billion in 2017 (up 55 percent compared to 2016).

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.