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On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.

After a record jump of milk production in 2014, the increase of output is expected to decline in 2015 due to slower export demand...

Croatia imports $66 million worth of beef annually, mainly fresh/chilled or frozen. During the last 5 years beef imports have shown a steady growth having more than doubled to $66.1 million in 2014.

Croatia is a large pork importer, and in 2014, imports reached $236 million (79,447 MT), mainly from the EU (Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Italy and Austria).

Croatia’s organic food market, while small, is emerging with imported organic products dominating the market.