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The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) continues to oppose agricultural biotechnology and generally advocates for anti-biotech policies within the European Commission (EC).

On June 1, 2017, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the “Organic Law on Agrobiodiversity, Seeds and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.”

Guatemala has a population of almost 17 million inhabitants and approximately 5 million live in Guatemala City where most of the new hotels and restaurants are located in the country.

In Austria, consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

On October 19, 2018, the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) selected a new design for the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) logo for value-added products.

In 2018, the European Commission allocated a total of EUR 172.5 million to 79 programs for the promotion of the European Union’s (EU) agri-food products both in Europe and worldwide.

Abundant local fruit harvests drove down fruit prices and reduced demand for apples and other imported fruit in the first half of 2018.

In 1990, after the change of the national political system, organic agriculture in the Czech Republic started to write its history.

Consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

The Dutch retail sector is characterized by heavy consolidation, the top two retailers control over 50 percent of the market, and a large number of smaller neighborhood stores.

Organic farming in Bulgaria has thrived driven by improved export demand in the EU market, excellent production subsidies, and favorable governmental policy.

There has been no change in Bulgarian consumers’ attitude towards biotechnology which remains negative. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), the Green Party, organic, bee-keeping, and small...