Pig/Poultry
Russia appeal World Trade Organisation ruling on EU pork import ban
Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
EU
EU
UK farmer's union strengthen Brexit strategy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
Beef
EU beef and veal exports reach highest level in five years
EU beef and veal exports amounted to 93,000t in the first half of 2016, reaching their highest level for five...
Dairy
EU milk production falls for a second consecutive month
EU milk production for July 2016 fell 1.4% on the corresponding month last year, the latest figures from the EU...
EU
Hogan moves to make more changes to CAP
Commissioner Hogan has announced a further series of measures aimed at simplifying the CAP with a view to easing the...
EU
'EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures'
EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
Dairy
Commission cuts EU milk production forecast for rest of 2016
End of year milk production volumes in the EU for 2016 have been revised downwards by the European Commission. Provisional production...
Beef
Germany proposes to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter
Germany has submitted a proposal to the European Commission to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter amid animal welfare...
Agri-Business
ABP makes case to EU competition authorities on Slaney tie-up
ABP and Fane Valley have said that more effective and better-resourced Slaney in Ireland is needed to compete on international...
Opinion
Opinion: Talk is cheap: WTO must deal decisively with Russia
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) must now act in a meaningful way, given that the organisation has found Moscow to...
Dairy
Map: Here's the latest figures on EU milk production
Milk production in the EU increased by 3.3% between January and June 2016 compared to the corresponding period in 2015,...
Dairy
More details of the EU's Milk Reduction Scheme revealed
Farmers who fail to reduce milk production for the full amount offered (14c/L) under the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will...
Dairy
Here's how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores
There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week...
Beef
Suggestion to limit journey times for bringing animals to slaughter dismissed
A suggestion to limit the journey times of animals that are being brought to slaughter has been shot down by...
EU
EU agri-food exports increase 2.1% year-on-year
The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over...
Agri-Business
European Commission to investigate Dow DuPont merger
The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe to assess whether the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont is in...
Dairy
Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention
There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public...
Environment
Glyphosate an unlikely carcinogen to humans - new report finds
Glyphosate is unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans, a new report on the herbicide commissioned by the Environmental Protection Authority...
