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This report outlines Costa Rica’s requirements for food and agricultural product imports.

EU sugar production in MY 2019/20 is forecast at 19.4 million MT, up from 18.2 million MT in MY 2018/19 in which an enduring summer drought took a significant toll on beet growth....

Costa Rica’s sugar cane production is forecast to increase 2.54 percent in MY 2018/2019.

Costa Rica’s food processing sector continues to grow, in response to consumers demand for ready-to-eat meals, healthy snacks and convenience foods.

This report provides information on the export certification requirements of the Government of Costa Rica.

EU-28 chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2019 driven by both domestic and export demand.

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992 with all seeds being exported to other countries.

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).

Costa Rica's rice production was negatively affected by Tropical Storm Nate in October, 2017.