Import sanctions by the U.S. on European products that include cheeses, yogurt, wines, olives, oranges, and lemons are scheduled to take effect on Friday.

Greece has benefited, mostly in terms of being able to command a higher price for its olive oil, from the fact that Italy cannot cover its needs in olive oil due to natural disasters and is having to import, Agriculture Minsiter Stavros Arachovitis said on Wednesday at Heraklion, Crete.

SIAL 2018 was a new experience for the Ambassador of Greece in Paris, Aglaia Balta.