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On March 4, the European Commission published a draft Implementing Regulation concerning botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives, such as those found in aloe extracts.

The European Union follows a complex, rolling system of review for use of active ingredients and Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in food.

The European Union’s (EU) complex and lengthy policy framework for biotechnology creates a challenging environment for research and limits access to innovative tools for EU farmers.

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

In 2019, the EU swine sector took full advantage of the surge in demand from China as nearly two-thirds of China’s imports were sourced from the EU.

The EU-28 sugar production for food purposes for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 16.5 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), with another 0.9 million MT produced for industrial purposes.

The European Commission is putting in place additional updates and guidance to its food hygiene legislation which will increase the number of highly-processed products...

Report explains the role of the different EU institutions in EU decision-making, highlights the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty...

Graphic illustrating the change in composition of U.S. agricultural shipments to the EU between 1995 - 2015.

Total European Union oilseeds area in MY 2016/17 is forecast to increase by about 1.6 percent to almost 12 million hectares.

Following good planting conditions in the fall and a mild winter across the EU28, the current outlook for the MY2016/17 EU28 grain crop is positive.