The Council of the European Union has formally adopted a new regulation setting out a modernised policy framework for the EU wine sector. This framework consists of measures that aim to support a competitive, resilient and future-orientated wine sector with initiatives across climate adaptation, simplifying labelling...
The start of 2026 saw the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) sign a Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (iTA). Whilst Mercosur has been a substantial market for EU exports, worth €55 billion in goods in 2024, it was the...
A social media account, affiliated with Chinese broadcaster CCTV, Yuyuan Tantia, has announced that China may potentially launch an investigation into French wines or impose reciprocal tariffs on EU products if the French government pushes for tariffs on Chinese goods. This is in response to a...
After two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) have signed a trade deal that will see tariffs reduced across a range of European exports such as wine, spirits, beer and more. This deal will see tariffs on EU wine drop from 150% to...
The European Union (EU) remains the world’s largest producer and consumer of rapeseed oil, followed by China. Global rapeseed oil output in the 2025/26 crop year totalled approximately 35.1M tonnes, an increase of around 1.4M tonnes compared with the previous season. The EU was the largest...
Sunflower seed production in the European Union (EU) is expected to be its third lowest volume in a decade in 2025, totalling just over 8.5M tonnes. Predicted to exceed last year's levels and averaging 18.0 decitonnes/ha, this year's harvest was well below the long-term average of...
After almost a decade of negotiations, Indonesia and the European Union (EU) have finalised a trade agreement that will eliminate tariffs on the majority of goods traded between two partners. Approximately 98.5% of EU exports to Indonesia will no longer face import duties, effectively making European...
Alcohol-industry trade bodies on both sides of the globe have expressed disappointment that the "framework agreement" on trade between the US and the EU sees European products facing a 15% tariff, with no exemption provided for the alcohol industry. From the EU perspective, this tariff is...
U.S. exports of liquor and wine to Canada have plummeted by more than 60% in the first half of the year as Canadians boycott US alcohol. Shipments of popular US-made whiskeys, rums, gins and other liquors through June to Canadian provinces was around $43.4 million, representing...
Whilst the EU was hopeful that wine and spirits would be excluded from the 15% tariff outlined by Trump, it has now been confirmed that these products will also be subject to the same rate. With the US the largest market for many European wine and...