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Bolivia announced on October 19 the approval of Intacta, a new biotech soybean variety with insect resistant Bt and glyphosate resistant traits. Intense drought and more unpredictable weather are disrupting Bolivian farmer livelihoods and they see the Intacta approval as one helpful step towards improved crop productivity and environmental resilience.

The Government of Bolivia approved the production of biodiesel in 2019 and now plans to build a processing plant in Santa Cruz.

EU-27+UK chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2020 driven by both domestic and export demand.

At nearly 313.5 MMT, the total MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop is around 2 MMT higher than the previous forecast, with higher wheat, corn and barley production partially offset by a lower mixed grain....

The unprecedented heatwave in June across much of the European Union attracted attention to the outlook for the MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop.

The Government of Bolivia approved two new genetically engineered events for soybeans in April 2019.

The European Commission has published in the EU Official Journal updated legislation amending the EU Regulation on Spirits.

During its last plenary session in April 2019, the European Parliament has adopted the draft regulation to increase transparency and sustainability of risk assessment in the food chain.

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....

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

Two-way agricultural trade between the United States and Southern Africa has grown significantly in the past decade, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2017.

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....