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In a monthly report, the consultancy put EU soft wheat exports at 27.1 million metric tons, down from 27.6 million last month. Photo: Greg Berg

Expana cuts EU wheat, barley export outlook due to Middle East war

By Reuters 2 days ago

Consultancy Expana lowered its forecast for European Union soft wheat exports in the 2025/26 season for a fifth consecutive month after reducing projected wheat and barley shipments to the Middle East due to the war in the region, it said on Thursday.

France expects its 2026 soft wheat area to reach 4.59 million hectares (11.3 million acres), up slightly from its initial projection of 4.56 million in December, it said on Tuesday. Photo: File

Markets, Reuters

France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates

By Gus Trompiz, Reuters February 10, 2026

France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased slightly its estimates for sowings of winter soft wheat and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest, confirming its expectation of an expanded area for both crops this year.

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Export flurry boosts EU barley market to ease grain glut

By Gus Trompiz, Michael Hogan, Reuters February 6, 2026

European Union barley exports could reach a 10-year high this season as brisk feed demand overseas and reduced competition from the Black Sea region help the EU to shift a large harvest.

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Canada must resist EU non-tariff trade barriers says Grains Council

By Alexis Kienlen January 27, 2026

Canada should lead like-minded countries to protect agricultural markets from non-tariff barriers based in politics rather than science, the Canadian Grains Council said in a new report.

FranceAgriMer raised its outlook for soft wheat stocks at the end of 2025/26 to 2.80 million tons from 2.74 million. Photo: Greg Berg

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FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments

By Reuters January 14, 2026

Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday cut its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26, to 7.50 million metric tons from 7.60 million expected last month, but still more than double the volume shipped in 2024/25.

European Union Flags in a row in front of the facade of the European Commission Headquarter blowing in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Getty Images Plus

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EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America

By Reuters January 13, 2026

A mega trade deal clinched between the European Union and South America’s biggest economies after a quarter-century of talks may signal the limits of the Trump administration’s pressure tactics in the region, officials and analysts said.

A demonstrator holds a flare as Polish farmers protest against the Mercosur trade deal in front of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, in Warsaw, Poland, January 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

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EU states back record South America trade deal after 25 years

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters January 9, 2026

EU states gave a provisional go-ahead on Friday for the bloc to sign its largest ever free trade accord with South American group Mercosur, more than 25 years since talks began.

FILE PHOTO: People attend a demonstration called by the French farmers and the Confederation paysanne to protest against the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal between the European Union and the South American countries of Mercosur, in Paris, France, October 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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EU summons farm ministers to secure Mercosur deal support

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters January 6, 2026

The European Union has convened EU agriculture ministers for last-minute talks on Wednesday to convince Italy and other wavering member countries to sign up to a contentious free trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

New EU definitions specify that words like “burger”, “sausage” or “steak”, refer exclusively to animal protein. PHOTO: MTSTOCK STUDIO/GETTY IMAGES

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Consumers not confused by plant protein ‘burgers’ or ‘milk’, research suggests

January 2, 2026

Farmers in Europe have long expressed concerns that plant-based substitutes could threaten traditional farming practices. However, research suggests that consumers aren’t confused by the terminology.

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Germany, Spain urge EU to back Mercosur trade pact, but France resists

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters December 18, 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged EU leaders on Thursday to back a contentious free trade pact with South American bloc Mercosur but French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron insisted it was still not ready.

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Expana cuts EU wheat, barley export outlook due to Middle East war

France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates

Export flurry boosts EU barley market to ease grain glut

Canada must resist EU non-tariff trade barriers says Grains Council

FranceAgriMer cuts non-EU wheat export forecast and raises EU shipments

EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America

EU states back record South America trade deal after 25 years

EU summons farm ministers to secure Mercosur deal support

Consumers not confused by plant protein ‘burgers’ or ‘milk’, research suggests

Germany, Spain urge EU to back Mercosur trade pact, but France resists

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