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Friday, June 10, 2011
HGCA Market Update - Rain Returns EU - Grain prices have fallen since the end of last week as rain returned to the UK and parts of Europe acting as damage limitation to maturing winter wheat and rapeseed while an announcement...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Commission Tables Ensuring Fluidity of EU SugarEU - Commission tables measures to ensure market balance in the sugar sector The Commission has tabled a series of measures intended to provide sugar operators in the EU with predictability...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Grain Prices Up as Drought Hits Europe EU - Grain prices are being pushed upwards as the worst European drought in decades forces countries to prepare emergency crop irrigation plans, writes Independent.ie.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
EFSA Updates Risk Assessment of GM Plants EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published updated guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from genetically modified (GM) plants.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
EU Rapeseed Yield and Acres Down, Imports Up EU - According to the US Department of Agriculture Oil Outlook report, 2011/12 EU rapeseed production may decrease by 3 per cent, about 2,000 tons.
Monday, May 23, 2011
EU Council Debated on Cereal Prices, Sugar Quotas EU - The proposal on increasing the intervention price of cereals and sugar production quotas was debated by agricultural ministers in Brussels. No decision was taken on the negotiations on a...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
EU-27 Wheat Output Seen Down on Dry Weather EU - EU-27 wheat output in 2011/12 is now seen at 131.5Mt by private analysts Strategie Grains (SG), down 3.7Mt from last month's estimate but still 5.1Mt above 2010/11 production, writes HGCA,...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Moving to International Standards for Biofuels GLOBAL - There is an increasing demand to accurately measure the quality of biofuel products (biodiesel and bioethanol), particularly in view of European directives promoting renewable...
EU Is Leader in Plant Breeding Research EU - The EU leads research in the field innovation in plant breeding, but still lags behind in patenting the resulting technologies, a JRC study reveals.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Gleadell Market Report EU - High global prices could spur Argentine farmers to plant more wheat then 2011/12 plantings start later this month, and output could increase by 20 per cent to 18mmt.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
First Guidelines on Nano-Technology in Feed & Food EU - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first practical guidance for assessing nano applications in food and feed.
Monday, May 09, 2011
Biological Sciences Reinforced to Tackle Big IssuesEU - Three new EU research infrastructures on biological sciences will help tackle climate change, disease and threats to the food supply.
OSR Potential Source of Herbicide Resistant Genes EU - New research suggests that feral oilseed rape poses little risk of contaminating crops, but if the oilseed is genetically modified (GM), it could be a minor source of GM traits in weeds....
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
World Rapeseed Crops In TroubleEU - Rapeseed crops are deteriorating in many important production regions around the globe, according to reports that surfaced last week indicating the crop is in trouble in some areas of the...
Monday, May 02, 2011
Combating Resistance in Oilseed Rape EU - In many parts of Europe, pollen beetles have become resistant to pyrethroid insecticides.
Monday, April 25, 2011
EU Ignores Benefits of GMs Amid Rising Food Costs EU - The European Commission has slammed governments across Europe for failing to acknowledge the benefits of allowing farmers to grow genetically modified crops.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Report on Socio-economic Aspects of GMOs in EU EU - A European Commission report demonstrates the current limitations in assessing the socio-economic implications of cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Union. ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Report on Socio-economic Aspects of GMO CultivationEU - A new European Commission report demonstrates the current limitations in assessing the socio-economic implications of cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Unio...
Monday, April 18, 2011
MEPs: EU Countries Should be Able to Ban GMOsEU - MEPs from the Environment Committee voted to allow EU countries to ban or restrict the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) on environmental grounds, giving them better legal protection...
Friday, April 15, 2011
Ag Ministers Discuss Carbendazim UseEU - At the 3084th meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg yesterday, 14 April, Ministers had broad-ranging discussions on subjects as diverse as Common Fisheries Policy...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
EU Strengthens Legal Grounds For GM Cultivation BanEU - EU Member States should be able to state environmental grounds, such as pesticide resistance, for restricting or banning the cultivation of EU-approved genetically-modified crops, said the...
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
EU Export Update: Sorghum Leads the Way EU - A combination of high ingredient prices and aggressive US Grains Council marketing efforts is producing renewed sales of US sorghum, corn gluten feed (CGF), and distiller's dried grains...
EU Soft Wheat Expected to Increase 3.5 Per Cent EU - European Food Association (Coceral) report predicts that EU soft wheat harvest in 2011 will be 1.3144 million tons, an increase of 3.5 per cent.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Dry Conditions in Germany Raise Concerns EU - The rains forecast to relieve dryness in much of the European Union look unlikely to alleviate concerns in Germany, which is, for a second successive season, the focus of regional concerns...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Copa-Cogeca to Increase EU Cereals Productivity EU - Faced with a tight world cereals market and rising grain demand, Copa-Cogeca called for measures to increase EU grain productivity.
Monday, March 28, 2011
EU Can't Independently Ban Biotech Crops EU - Monsanto got a big boost in Europe yesterday when an official ruled that the European Union's constituent countries couldn't independently ban genetically modified crops (GMOs) on their...
Friday, March 18, 2011
EU Rapeseed Supplies Remain Tight in 2011-12EU - Tight rapeseed supplies in Europe, which drove prices to a record high, may extend into 2011-12, given significant levels of winterkill damage to crops in Germany and Poland.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Trade Agreements Must Not Jeopardise AgricultureEU - When negotiating international trade agreements, the European Commission must stop making concessions that can adversely affect European farmers, says a European Parliament resolution approved...
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Copa-Cogeca Calls for New Pest Controls for RiceEU - European farmers' organisation Copa-Cogeca has called for long-term solutions to urgently address the lack of plant protection products available on the EU rice market, warning harvests...
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Zero-duty Tariff Quota for Raw SugarEU - The European Commission is to raise a zero duty tariff quota on imports of raw sugar cane in order to ease the situation in the refining industry.
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