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Despite slower growth forecast for 2016 and measures to restrict imports, Ecuador offers U.S. food and agricultural product exporters a number of trade possibilities.

The food processing industry is a huge component of Ecuador’s manufacturing sector, grossing $5.3 billion in 2015.

This report outlines Ecuador’s requirements for food and agricultural product imports. The major changes from the previous 2015 report are related to the Sanitary Notification...

The EU remains the world's largest wine producer despite lower production levels in 2016 compared to 2015. U.S. exporters should be aware that specific wine labeling rules...

In 2015, after years of deep recession, Italy showed signs of a long-awaited economic recovery. Affected by diminished disposable incomes and high unemployment, Italian consumers...

Italy’s MY (Marketing Year) 2016/17 orange and tangerine productions are forecast to drop severely by 38 and 25 percent respectively compared to MY 2015/16 due to lack of summer rains...

Italy remains the second largest kiwifruit producer in the world after China. According to the latest figures from the Italian Fresh Produce Service Centre (CSO), Italy’s marketing year...

Italy is the second largest EU-28 almond producer after Spain. Italy’s MY (marketing year) 2016 almond production is forecast to remain steady at approximately 20,000 metric tons (MT).

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, however, in recent years the sector has been characterized by the growing consolidation of smaller companies...

Italy is the largest rice producer in the EU-28. According to the latest figures from the Italian Rice Association (Enterisi), Italy’s MY (Marketing Year) 2016/17 rice area is forecast at...

With approximately 2.3 million metric tons (MMT), Italy provides almost 20 percent of the EU-28 apple production. Italy’s MY 2016/17 apple production is forecast to remain flat compared...

In October 2016, Ecuador's Ministries of Agriculture and Industries announced that the National Institute for Agricultural Research INIAP will start field trials of GE corn with research purposes..