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The EU sweetener market will take a new start after the end of the 50 year old EU sugar quota production system on October 1, 2017, and will probably face a period of increased market volatility.

Germany as part of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of products of animal and plant origin.

On March 13, 2017, the European Commission presented its long awaited report examining whether mandatory nutrition labeling requirements should be extended to alcoholic beverages....

The EU28’s grain harvest is forecast to rise three percent in MY2017/18 despite little change to the planted area.

Total EU-28 oilseeds production for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is expected to decline by about 9 percent to 32 million metric tons (MMT).

The European Union’s (EU) dairy market seems to be slowly emerging from its recent “dairy crisis,” when EU farmers were faced with overproduction and the lowest commodity prices since 2009.

On Tuesday, February 28, the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) again failed to reach a qualified majority on the proposal on endocrine disruptor (ED) criteria.

German wine production from the 2016 harvest for marketing in CY 2017 is estimated at 9.1 million hl.

Animal welfare is at the heart of a discussion about an “agricultural turnaround” and the future of farming in Germany.

Germany is the second biggest organic market of the world with good prospects for U.S. organic products such as salmon, tree nuts, fruits and vegetables, and processed food products.

Germany has 82 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers and is by far the biggest market in the European Union.

Germany is one of the largest markets for fruit in Europe. The relative affluence of its population of 82 million people makes it an attractive outlet for exporters from many countries.