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It is an ‘on-year’ for pistachios for Turkey; consequently a high amount of production is anticipated for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21.

The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s possible actions to reduce the impact of products placed on the EU market with regards to deforestation and forest degradation.

The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s future action plan for the development of EU organic production.

The European Union’s countervailing duties against U.S. biodiesel were set to expire on September 16, 2020.

In 2019, U.S. shipments of tree nuts to the EU-28 (EU-27+UK) reached $3.1 billion. The United States continues to be the largest supplier of tree nuts to Europe.

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

Coronavirus (COVID-19) put pressure on European Union (EU) slaughter rates and domestic beef consumption, and motivated farmers to hold on to their cattle.

The Turkish cotton crop for MY 2020/21 is now estimated at 350,000 hectares and 615,000 MT (2.825 million bales). Low yields, unattractive cotton prices, inflated costs...

The EU-27 chicken sector is expected to contract moderately in 2020 before rebounding in 2021.

The European Commission (EC) eliminated EU import duties for corn, sorghum and rye on August 27, 2020, only four months after re-introducing duties for the first time since March 2018.

Despite the rapidly growing demand for chicken meat in Turkey, in 2021, chicken meat production is expected to increase only 5 percent compared to 2020, less than industry expectations.

In MY 2020/21, EU production of peaches and nectarines may decline 15 percent to 3.4 million MT.