Dairy
Map: EU milk production fell in September, but remains up on the year-to-date
EU milk collections decreased by 3% in September 2016 compared to September 2015, the latest figures from the EU Milk...
EU
Dairy
Over 20,000t of skimmed milk powder to be released from intervention stocks
A tender procedure to release the first amounts (22,500t) of skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention stocks will...
Beef
Bluetongue levels rise in France, risk level of reaching the UK downgraded
To date there has been 283 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures...
Environment
Corncrake may become no more than a memory if habitat degradation continues
Species such as the Corncrake, the Curlew and the Freshwater Pearl Mussel may become no more than a memory if...
Agri-Business
EU and Canada sign CETA trade agreement
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed over the weekend in Brussels by the EU and Canada. CETA...
Beef
Over 140 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France
In the second half of October there has been 143 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in France reported to the World...
Dairy
EU milk production decreases in August
EU milk production decreased by 1.9% in August 2016 compared to August of last year, the latest figures from the EU...
Agri-Business
EU-Canada summit cancelled as CETA negotiations continue
Today’s planned EU-Canada summit has been cancelled as talks in Belgium last night failed to see the country reach agreement...
Agri-Business
'97% of food samples collected in the EU free of pesticide residues'
Of all the food samples collected in the EU in 2014, 97% were free of pesticide residues or contained traces that...
Agri-Business
'EU should place mandatory limits on trans-fats'
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of certain health problems...
Agri-Business
Signing of CETA hits a stumbling block in the form of Belgium
The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced that Belgium is “not in a position to sign CETA“, meaning that...
Agri-Business
Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
Dairy
Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will not be made mandatory - Hogan
The Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will not be made mandatory in the future, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development,...
EU
'The EU grain sector is now in a critical state'
The EU grain sector is now in a critical state, with global wheat prices at their lowest level for 10 years, according to...
EU
EU beef production expected to increase by 3.3% in 2016
EU beef gross production is expected to further increase by 3.3% this year, according to the European Commission’s short term outlook...
Dairy
EU dairy cow numbers to decline but milk production to remain ahead of 2015
Following four consecutive years of increase, the number of dairy cows in December is expected to decline in the EU-15 by 0.5% in...
Beef
EU cattle herd increases for the fourth year in a row
The European Union cattle herd increased for the fourth successive year, according to the May/June cattle census. But, the AHDB (the...
Environment
EU Parliament vote in favour of climate change agreement
The European Parliament this morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the Paris Climate Change Agreement that was brokered last year. This vote...
