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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....

Germany is by far the biggest market for food and beverages in the European Union.

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....

Germany is the most important fish and seafood market for U.S. exporters in Europe where a growing demand for high-quality fish and seafood offers opportunities for U.S. suppliers.

The German food industry represents the third-largest processing industry in Germany.

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.

Germany has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N8 among wild birds in Schleswig-Holstein (North Germany) on Nov, 8 2016...

Public rejection of genetically engineered (GE) plants is widespread, there is no commercial GE crop production, the government has banned the planting of some EU-approved GE crops, and practically...

The German food service sector is large, fragmented, and highly competitive. Foodservice sales continue to be led primarily by independent full service restaurants.

The German food industry represents the fourth–largest industry in Germany. In 2015, Germany produced an estimated $187 billion of processed food and drinks.

The seminar tour, “U.S.-EU Organic Trade: High Standards and Big Opportunities”, was organized by the Organic Trade Association and the United States Department of Agriculture.