Agri-Business
European Commission set to re-licence Roundup
The European Commission looks set to re-licence Glyphosate the worlds most widely used and controversial weedkiller. According to reports in...
EU
EU
EU intervention stocks surpass last year's 40,280t offering
To date in 2016, 44,642t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the EU’s public intervention level –...
EU
British farmers on Brexit: What of future supports and market impacts?
The future of support payments from the EU and the impact a possible Brexit would have on markets were on...
EU
Draft EU law on prevention of animal diseases agreed by MEPs
New measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were backed...
Arable
European crops still at risk from frost
In many parts of Europe and particularly key arable regions the annual hardening to winter crops has not occurred. Hardening...
Agri-Business
Record value for EU agri-food exports in 2015
EU agri-food exports to non-EU countries last year reached a record value of €129 billion, according to a new European...
Dairy
Australia blames European dairy farmers for current poor prices
Ongoing milk production in Europe is to blame for keeping global milk prices depressed, according to Dairy Australia. Dairy Australia,...
Other
One third of 2016 EU intervention scheme volumes filled in 6 weeks
The EU public intervention scheme is now over one-third full just six weeks into 2016, according to latest figures from...
EU
French Government knocks €500m off farmers tax bills
The French Government announced yesterday that it will cut the tax bills paid by its farmers by the equivalent of...
Agri-Business
Wheat, vegetable and pork drive EU agri-food exports up year-on-year
Wheat, vegetables and pork exports drove overall EU agri-food exports up in December 2015 on the corresponding month in 2014....
EU
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in the EU - EFSA
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in the EU, with bacteria in humans, food and animals continuing to show resistance...
Dairy
Co-ops oppose any attempts to reintroduce milk quotas by 'the back door'
The Irish Co-operative Society will oppose any attempts to reintroduce milk quotas by the back door in the EU, according to...
EU
EU Ministers discuss milk market crisis at Brussels meeting
EU Agriculture Ministers are meeting in Brussels today with discussions on the current crisis in the dairy and pigmeat sectors...
World News
Pics: Protesting Greek farmers hit police with tomatoes, rocks and shepherd's crooks
Over 800 farmers are protesting outside the Greek Ministry of Agriculture today after the government there introduced further tax increases...
EU
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support - MEPs
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without the support of Member States, according to MEPs. They said last week...
Dairy
Over 15,000t of dairy product offered to intervention in 2016
Ireland is continuing to offer dairy product into intervention, with 631t offered to the measure in the most recent week....
Pig/Poultry
'Reopening of storage scheme for pigmeat critical for EU market'
The reopening of the private storage aid scheme for pigmeat will be critical for further market support in the EU,...
Dairy
EU extends storage aid for dairy products as markets remain poor
The private storage aid for butter and skimmed milk powder will be extended until September 30, 2016, following the approval...
