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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....

In 2017, Spain imported $1.7 billion worth of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.

Timely precipitation in March and better margins compared to alternative crops led Spanish farmers to increase the area planted to cotton in MY2018/19.

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.

The restrictive marketing measures that Ireland wants to introduce for all alcohol products could impact U.S. exports to the EU.

Spanish swine farmers have weathered the last six months of low prices, and responded to market conditions with a larger pig herd and increased productivity...

Area planted to cotton in MY 2016/17 has declined slightly compared to 2015/16 levels as a consequence of rains in the planting season.

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.