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Costa Rica has a well-developed hotel and restaurant sector and tourism is ranked as one of the main economic drivers representing an important source of foreign currency.

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

Costa Rica’s 2015/2016 citrus crop rebounded to 8.2 million boxes (40.824 kg.) after what is now considered by the local industry as one of the worst crops on record (2014/2015).

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...

This report describes production, trade, research, policy, and marketing issues of genetically engineered (GE) plant and animal products in Italy.