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During 2015, on the backdrop of continuous food scandals and rising consumer concerns, Chinese food regulators continued the onerous task of regaining consumer’s trust by revamping China’s Food Safety

On March 16, the State Council released the “Regulations on the Management of Pesticides” (State Council Decree 677).

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.

China’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 is forecast to expand as high prices and favorable returns are encouraging farmers to plant more sugar cane and sugar beets.

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

Nearly all players in the Chinese grains market continue to operate with little certainty about how the central government intends to manage the transition towards a more liberalized farm sector.

Higher cotton prices in MY16/17 and continued government’s subsidies are expected to encourage cotton farmers to moderately expand cotton acreage in MY17/18.

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).

On October 19, 2016, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released the National Food Safety Standard of General Safety Requirements of Food-Contact Materials and Articles....

This report contains marketing year (MY) 2017/18 forecast for Croatia’s production in wheat, corn and barley and updated numbers for MY 2016/17.

The United States is the largest supplier of agricultural product imports to South China…Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China livestock companies....