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With 83 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers, Germany is the largest market for dried fruits and nuts in Europe and a very important destination for U.S. almonds, walnuts, prunes....

Italy is the second largest EU-28 almond producer after Spain.

France (including its overseas territories) has 67 million consumers and is the third largest economy in the European Union after Germany and the United Kingdom.

Updates on certificates for shell eggs and egg products, temperatures of egg products and document requirements for processed food products to be exempt from mandatory biotech labeling requirements.

On December 31, 2017, in their annual announcement of the tariffs for the upcoming year, Turkey decreased the custom tariffs for walnuts and almonds to 15 percent from 43.2 percent.

On January 5, 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture issued decree No. 35/2018, renewing U.S. Fresh Foods of Plant Origin (FFPO) recognition for an additional three years.

The UK has strong social and cultural ties to the United States, demonstrated by the similarities in consumer trends in the retail and foodservice markets.

Morocco, a U.S. Free Trade Agreement partner, has been a small and declining market for U.S. food and beverages in the food service sector.

Morocco, a U.S. Free Trade Agreement partner, has been an occasionally good yet price-sensitive market for U.S. food processing ingredients.

Tunisia remains primarily a bulk commodity market for U.S. corn and soybean products.

Morocco, a U.S. Free Trade Agreement partner, has been a small and declining market for U.S. food and beverages in the retail sector.

The growing hypermarket, supermarket and minimarket sectors offer significant opportunities for U.S. food products.