Browse Data and Analysis

Ukraine is a developing country with a market-oriented economy. Following several years of recovery from the 2014 – 2015 economic crisis, the retail food sector has recently demonstrated slow growth.

France as a member of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of animal and plant products.

In Greece, there are over 15,000 enterprises engaged in food processing, producing goods valued at approximately $11 billion.

Post forecasts that 2020 chicken meat production will grow by 1.5 percent over 2019.

Turkish cotton planting and production for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is projected to be about 480,000 hectares and 760,000 metric tons (MT) (3.5 million bales).

This report contains finalized production forecasts for marketing year (MY) 2019/20 as well as final trade estimates for MY2018/19.

On March 23, 2020, Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) officially notified an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on a 23,746-head pig farm in the Lubuskie Province in western Poland.

Starting March 25, German borders are closed to seasonal agricultural workers from key countries including Bulgaria and Romania.

The number of cattle in Turkey is estimated to grow 1.2 percent in 2020 to 18.1 million animals due to favorable government subsidies and continuing feeder cattle imports albeit at a lower volume.

Consistent growth in Bulgaria’s food and beverage retail market is driven by increased consumer confidence, declining unemployment, and growing incomes.

African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to negatively affect both backyard and commercial hog holdings in Romania.

Slovakia is a prosperous, industrialized, and export-driven economy located in the center of Europe.