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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/Ottawa is forecasting MY 2018/19 wheat production to remain similar to the MY 2017/18 level, as additional spring wheat area and improvements in durum yields offset lower spring wheat yields.

Effective March 12, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) changed the wine country of origin label statement for wines blended in Canada.

Canadian imports of milk protein substances (MPS) declined in 2017, after reaching a peak in 2016.

Higher rates of discretionary blending supported higher Canadian imports of U.S. fuel ethanol in 2016 and 2017.

In 2016, retail food and beverage sales in Canada amounted to $73 billion, comprising 85 percent of total food and alcohol beverage sales.

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).

The Canadian food and beverage processing sector is an advanced, increasingly export-oriented $85 billion engine of economic growth.

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.