Eurasia's megamarkets EU Resources

The EU’s Raw Materials Initiative based on recycling, reuse, and substitution aims to reduce its dependence on imports of raw materials. EU countries are among the top three producers of olives, grapes, sugar beet, triticale, rye, hops, green corn, barley, flax, pork, duck meat, citrus fruits, pears, peaches, mushroom, lettuce. The EU is the largest producer of wine and cheese. The organic farming area out of the total utilised agricultural area is around 4% across the EU-25, and it is increasing. France is the largest producer of nuclear power after the United States. The EU is the second largest producer of steel. The EU is the biggest exporter of paper and paperboard. EU has the most developed infrastructure of historical sites and museums.