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French 2019 Soft Wheat Crop To Be Second-Largest In History: Agritel

Farmers in France, the European Union's largest grain producer, will harvest their second largest soft wheat crop in history this year at 39.17 million ton...

French Senate Approves Tax As US Opens Digital Levy Probe

France's Senate gave final approval to a tax on big technology companies on Thursday, potentially opening up a new front in a trade row between W...

UK Consumer Sentiment Jumps To 8-Month High In May: GfK

British consumers were the cheeriest last month since September of 2018, reporting an improvement in their personal finances and a less gloomy view of the...

EU Monitor Lifts Wheat Yield Outlook, Trims Rapeseed On Rain Contrasts

Yield prospects have improved for EU wheat and other cereals but have eroded for rapeseed, the European Union's crop monitoring service said as it factored...

EU Judges Say Poland's Retail Tax Is Not State Aid

European Union judges on Thursday ruled that Poland could tax larger retailers more heavily than smaller ones, overturning a decision from state aid regula...

China Approves First Batch Of Poultry Exports To EU Under Lower Tariffs

China has okayed the first batch of poultry exports to the European Union under reduced tariffs by issuing customs certificate to a Shandong-based firm, th...

EU Risks 'Trade War' With Malaysia Over Palm Oil

The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its "grossly unfair" policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Min...

EU Lawmakers Back Ban On Single-Use Plastics

Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will be banned in the European Union by 2021 following a vote by EU lawmak...