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Monday, May 14, 2012
EU Rapeseed: Area, Production Forecast Down from Last YearEU - Rapeseed production in the European Union (EU) for 2012/13 is forecast at 18.0 million tons, down 1.1 million or 6 per cent from last year, and down 1.8 million or 9 per cent...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Dryness and Winterkill Reduce EU Wheat Prospects EU - Wheat production in the European Union (EU) for 2012/13 is forecast at 132.0 million tons, down 5.4 million or 4 per cent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 24.9 million hectares,...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
EU Sugar Production Expected to DecreaseEU - The 2007 EU Sugar Reform turned the EU from a major sugar exporter into a major sugar importer, changing the dynamics of the EU sugar market significantly. High international sugar prices...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
French President-Elect will Defend Common Ag Policy BudgetFRANCE & EU - François Hollande's defeat of Nicholas Sarkozy in the French presidential run-off on Sunday (6 May) has sparked debates about how agriculture and the wider economy will be impacted....
EU Commission Grants €3.2M for Studies on Honeybee LossesEU - As part of a series of initiatives, the EU Commission has earmarked almost €3.2 million to support 17 Member States to carry out surveillance studies aiming to gather further important...
Friday, May 04, 2012
Proposal to Authorise GM Soybean Product Examined by Appeal CommitteeEU - A draft decision authorising genetically modified (GM) soybean products was not endorsed yesterday by Member States during a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Crop Model Simulations Predict Europe ForecastsEU - As the season advances, crop model simulations are more and more used to forecast winter cereals. In northern Europe and the Baltic States, forecasts are still based on the trend analys...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Call for EU-wide Fair Play in Grocery ChainEU - A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Excessive Bureaucracy Under EU SubsidiesEU - Danish Farm Minister and President in-office of the EU Farm Council, Ms Mette Gjerskov, highlighted the need for EU farmers to be able to compete in the marketplace at a major debate at...
EU-27 Oilseeds Production Forecast Looks StableEU - Expectations for total EU-27 oilseeds production in MY 2012/13 are for fairly stable production reaching about 29 MMT.
Friday, April 20, 2012
EU-27 Grain and Feed: All Eyes on the Weather - AgainEU - In 2012, despite challenging weather, EU27 farmers are expecting another sizeable grain harvest of 284 MMT. If realized, this will be on a par with 2011 but still 29 MMT below the record...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Should EU Commission Do More to Combat Increased Bee Mortality?EU - The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has opened an investigation into whether the European Commission has taken appropriate measures to combat increased bee mortality in the...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
EU Agriculture Reforms 'Too Complex'EU - The European Court of Auditors has said that the legislative framework of the Common Agricultural Policy reform remains too complex. In particular the Court said that the reforms focused...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Programme Launches First Food Security InitiativeEU - FACCE - JPI (Food security, Agriculture and Climate ChangE Joint Programming Initiative) has announced funding for its first joint action. The new initiative will bring together 67 research...
MON810 Maize: No Risk to Humans, Livestock or EnvironmentEU - The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) has concluded that cultivation of the maize MON810 for the 2010 growing season had no adverse...
Young Farmers Central to Policy ReformEU - Addressing the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) yesterday in Brussels, Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said that he wants to make Young Farmers central to the post-2013 reform...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Bee Health: How Study Hopes to Protect Our PollinatorsEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is liaising with the European Commission as well as the French Health and Safety Agency (Anses) following the publication of two new scientific...
Copa-Cogeca Release Cereals Figures. Call For Urgent Drought MeasuresCopa-Cogeca released new EU-27 cereals estimates for the 2012/13 marketing year this week, claiming EU production is expected to remain quite stable this year, but in view of drought and frost...
Monday, April 02, 2012
EU Agricultural Policy Reform DelayEU - The European Parliament has stated it will delay on deciding its final position on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform until the EU Budget Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Copa-Cogeca: Boost Agricultural Productivity to Ensure Food SecurityEU - Copa-Cogeca highlighted the important role of the EU farm sector in ensuring secure food supplies and sustainable management of water, yesterday for world water day.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Livestock Prices Up While Feed Prices RisingANALYSIS - EU feed wheat and corn prices are showing a slight upward trend, although they are still below last year's figures, according to the Agriview EU Market Prices for Representative Products...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
EC Caves to Farmer/Industry Requests to Allow Spread of Dangerous PestEUROPE - On explicit request of the dominant farmers unions and the pesticide industry, the department taking care of health and consumers issues within the European Commission has proposed to...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
LULUCF Proposals to Monitor Land Use UnfeasibleEU - Copa-Cogeca has warned against new EU Commission proposals which make the EU forestry and farming sectors monitor and report from 2013 any changes to land use that could affect greenhouse...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Copa-Cogeca Warns of Red Tape Governing CAPEU - At a high-level debate on the future CAP held by European Parliament, Copa-Cogeca warned of excessive red-tape governing the EU Commission proposals on the CAP post-2013, stressing they...
Friday, March 09, 2012
Europe, GM and the 'Perfect Storm'EU - As two major GM companies move away from the European market, William Surman at the NFU's Brussels office looks at the impact for agricultural science.
Presence of Phomopsins in Feed & FoodEU - Lupins are the main host for the fungus - Phompsin - with infected stubble being the major source of exposure for animals. Lupin seed is used in food and feed production, but the extent...
Monday, March 05, 2012
CAP: European Farmers React to ProposalsEU - The European farmers’ organisation Copa-Cogeca has announced the view among European farmers is that the EU Commission “has failed to grasp their opportunity."
Thursday, March 01, 2012
CAP Reforms Face Bumpy Ride with EU ParliamentANALYSIS - The reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy could be in for a bumpy ride when they come before the European Parliament.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Small Recovery Expected for EU CerealsEU - For cereals, increased winter sowings and the assumption of trend yields indicate an increase by 1.2 per cent of the usable cereal production in 2012 to 288 mio t. Uncertainties underlying...
Friday, February 24, 2012
CAP Reform: An UpdateEU - It’s been four months since the European Commission published its proposals to reform the CAP. In terms of the decision-making process it is still very early days.
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