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On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

This report provides information to U.S. exporters of consumer-oriented foods/beverages on how to do business in Chile.

Italy’s biodiesel capacity stands at approximately 2 Million Metric Tons (MMT). Italian biodiesel operators include two categories: biodiesel producers and oilseed crushers.

Italy’s 2015 wine production is preliminarily estimated at 4.7 billion liters, 13.5 percent more than the previous campaign (4.2 billion liters) and 4 percent above the ten-year average...

Italy’s MY 2015/16 (November/October) orange production is forecast to recover significantly from the previous campaign thanks to ideal weather conditions.

The cherry exporters committee of ASOEX (Chile’s fruit exporters association) is expecting a 27.7% decrease on export volume for MY2015/2016.

Italy is the largest rice producer in the EU-28.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, and depends almost entirely on raw material imports, most of which come from other EU countries.

Again, this year, Italy’s biotechnology industry is characterized as a dynamic and promising sector, despite the difficult economic situation that biotech companies have to confront on a daily basis.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS US Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

This report gives an overview of the Italian foodservice, hotel, restaurant and institutional sectors and outlines current market trends, including best product prospects.