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Poland is the largest market for food and beverages in Central and Eastern Europe. With its population of nearly 40 million people, it constitutes an attractive market for U.S. food....

In marketing year (MY) 2017/18, Poland’s total apple crop is estimated at 2.8 million metric tons (MMT), a 20 percent decrease from last year.

Post forecasts that 2018 Polish poultry meat production will grow by 2 percent over 2017.

The total MY2017/18 EU-28 grain crop is revised up 2 MMT to 304 MMT, due to improved outlooks for both the wheat and corn crops.

The EU sweetener market will take a new start after the end of the 50 year old EU sugar quota production system on October 1, 2017, and will probably face a period of increased market volatility.

The Polish organic food market presents opportunity for further intensive development.

It is estimated that in MY 2017/2018 (July-June) rapeseed planted will amount to 920,000 hectares, an 11 percent increase in comparison to the previous year due to good prices for rapeseed....

Total production of rapeseed in MY 2017/18 is forecast to increase by 13 percent to 290,000 MT in comparison to MY 2016/2017.

Total production of rapeseed in MY 2017/18 is forecast to increase by 60 percent to 160,000 MT in comparison to record low in the last decade production in MY 2016/2017.

On March 13, 2017, the European Commission presented its long awaited report examining whether mandatory nutrition labeling requirements should be extended to alcoholic beverages....

The EU28’s grain harvest is forecast to rise three percent in MY2017/18 despite little change to the planted area.

Total EU-28 oilseeds production for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is expected to decline by about 9 percent to 32 million metric tons (MMT).