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Since January 1, 2015, Latvia is holding for the first time the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

U.S. exports of corn-based products have experienced rapid growth in the past decade, reaching a value of $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2014, up 16 percent from the previous year.

In 2013, French consumers spent approximately 10 percent of their budgets on food and beverage purchases, including alcohol.

U.S. exports of fish and seafood reached a record $5.3 billion in FY 2014. Recent growth in U.S. exports has primarily been due to increased volume rather than higher prices.

In the European Union (EU), governments, the media, non-governmental organizations, consumers, and industry associations remain conflicted about the use of agricultural biotechnology.

On December 16, 2014, the European Commission presented its work program for 2015.

In December 2014, the French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll released a plan to increase the production of protein crops in France between 2014 and 2020.

This report provides an overview of EU food and feed legislation currently in force.

Socio-economic and demographic changes continued to alter food trends in France.