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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).

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, however, in recent years the sector has been characterized by the growing consolidation of smaller companies....

Greece is the EU’s main cotton grower, accounting for more than 80 percent of total European production.

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.

Italy is a leading EU-28 peach and nectarine producer.

Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 orange and tangerine productions are preliminarily forecast to drop by 10 and 5 percent, respectively, compared to MY 2015/16 due to the summer drought....

According to the latest data from the Italian Enologists Association (Assoenologi), Italy produced 3.9 billion liters of wine in 2017, the lowest campaign since 1947....

On March 5, 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published an updated version of its MRL review progress under Article 12 of Regulation 396/2005 on its website....

The Dutch food processing sector generated a turnover of USD 82.5 billion last year and demonstrated the highest production growth in five years, supported by growing demand....

Turkish cotton area and production are forecast to increase about ten percent in Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19, reaching 520,000 hectares and 950,000 MT (4.36 million bales) as a result....

Germany confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N6 in a poultry holding in Northern Germany on March 21, 2018.

The Ukrainian sugar industry is stabilizing production volumes to avoid accumulation of stocks and subsequent price drops.