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Germany is an important fish and seafood market for U.S. in Europe exporters. The growing demand for high-quality fish and seafood offers opportunities for U.S. suppliers especially with the partial resumption of shellfish trade in 2022.

Following stagnation in 2020 and decline in 2021, the German food processing industry still cannot catch up with the growth dynamics of pre-pandemic period. According to BVE initial estimates, total sales of US$201.3 billion were generated across all sub-sectors in 2021, which is 1.6 percent lower than the previous year.

Germany is the third-largest importer of cherries in the world after China and Hong Kong. From 2014 to 2017, between 54 and 74 percent of the cherries consumed in Germany were imported....

In the absence of a legally binding maximum level for cadmium in sunflower kernels, Germany applies a non-binding “guideline value” published by the former Federal Institute for Health Related....