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Phil Hogan, EU agriculture and rural development commissioner, will lead a delegation of 60 EU food and beverage producers and associations to Canada from 1-3 May 2017 to promote quality food and beverage products from Europe. More on European Commission website.

The consultation on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 has received over 175,000 contributions, days before it is set to close.

Over 200 proposals for EU-supported programmes designed to promote agricultural products have been received following a call for interest in January. More on European Commission website.

Italian dairy product such as UHT milk, butter, yoghurt, mozzarella and other cheeses will have to show the origin of their ingredients. Learn more.

A new system of electronic certification to better monitor imports of organic products becomes applicable today, making the EU a global leader in traceability and in the collection of reliable data on trade of these products. More on European Commission website.