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China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to delay a deadline for implementing new food import regulations by two years until October 2019, a senior EU official said on Tuesday, following a lobbying effort by Europe and the U.S. amid concerns about disruption to trade. The extension comes just days before the new rules, which are

Crops

France open to phasing out glyphosate

By GFM Network News, Sybille De La Hamaide September 25, 2017

Paris | Reuters — France is open to phasing out common weedkiller glyphosate, the government said on Monday, following complaints from farmers worried about a potential imminent ban. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reiterated Paris would vote against the European Commission’s proposal to extend for 10 years the licence for glyphosate, which is used in Monsanto’s

Crops

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

By GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger September 19, 2017

Monheim, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said Tuesday it was now likely to be early next year before it can complete its US$66 billion deal to acquire U.S. group Monsanto, later than previously expected. The European Commission has been scrutinizing the proposed takeover with a deadline of Jan. 8 but

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

EU summit sought over major egg contamination scare

By GFM Network News, Robert-jan Bartunek August 11, 2017

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commissioner in charge of food safety has called for a meeting of ministers and national regulatory agencies to discuss a widespread European contamination scare, which has seen shops remove millions of eggs from sale. Tensions have risen between agricultural ministers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany after traces of

Japan’s Imperial Palace and Nijubashi Bridge, in Tokyo. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Markets

EU, Japan officials seal trade agreement

By GFM Network News July 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Japan and the European Union should agree on Thursday to a free trade pact that could be completed within months, after senior officials removed final snags to a political deal intended as a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump. “We ironed out the few remaining differences,” European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Cheese and drugs wrangle holds up EU-Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 29, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Disputes over cheese and pharmaceuticals are holding up the start of a EU-Canada free trade agreement that both sides have championed as a landmark deal for open markets against a protectionist tide. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has received all the clearances required for it to enter force provisionally,

Crops

EU to propose 10-year licence renewal for glyphosate

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 18, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission will propose extending by 10 years its approval for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in the U.S., and in Europe has forced a delay to

Crops

New study on glyphosate to feed into crucial EU vote

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland April 13, 2017

London | Reuters — Results of a new animal study into possible health risks of glyphosate will be published in time to inform a key EU re-licensing vote due by the end of 2017, according to the researcher leading the trial. A row over possible effects of glyphosate — an ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

Crops

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News April 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters –– ChemChina won conditional EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, a deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. The deal is one of several reshaping the agricultural chemicals and seeds market, even as these deals trigger fears among

A maize weevil on a corn kernel. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneer’s 1507

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs fall

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch seven-week low on broad sell-off

Public consultations open on four international trade deals

Tag Archives EU

China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

France open to phasing out glyphosate

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

EU summit sought over major egg contamination scare

EU, Japan officials seal trade agreement

Cheese and drugs wrangle holds up EU-Canada trade deal

EU to propose 10-year licence renewal for glyphosate

New study on glyphosate to feed into crucial EU vote

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

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