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Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz July 3, 2015

Paris | Reuters — A heatwave in Western Europe is adding to stress on wheat crops after a dry end to spring and reducing what had been very high yield potential only a month ago. Record temperatures for early July at around 40 C in parts of France unnerved traders in the European Union’s top

Greek olives on display in a market in Athens. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets

Russia may allow food imports from three EU states

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 19, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia may allow around 20 firms from Hungary, Cyprus and Greece to return to its market after it orders the lifting of an embargo on food imports from the European Union, Interfax news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Tuesday. Russia banned foods from the 28-nation EU last year

Crops

WHO findings on glyphosate won’t speed up EU safety review

By Barbara Lewis, GFM Network News May 13, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– EU regulators will not accelerate a decision on whether to restrict use of the world’s most widely used herbicide, even though it has been linked to cancer by the World Health Organization (WHO), officials said on Tuesday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the WHO, said in

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Greece wants Canada-EU pact changed to protect ‘feta’ name

By GFM Network News, Robin Emmott May 5, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — Athens will not back a multi-billion dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union unless the deal is changed to specify that only Greece can use the term “feta” for its salty white cheese, according to a document seen by Reuters. After five years of difficult negotiations, Canada and the

Crops

EU lawmakers urge calorie content labels to cover alcohol

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 30, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — European beer, wine and spirits makers should inform consumers about the amount of calories in their drinks via clear labelling, EU lawmakers said Wednesday. Most foods and drinks are subject to legislation mandating labels with nutritional and ingredient information, but alcoholic drinks are exempt. The European Parliament voted in favour of

Crops, Markets, Weather

EU lifts wheat, barley, rapeseed yield outlook

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 27, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The European Union’s crop monitoring service on Monday lifted its yield forecasts for this year’s soft wheat, barley and rapeseed harvests with growing conditions remaining mostly favourable despite a recent dry spell. Yields will stay below levels seen in 2014, when the EU posted record production in several crops, but exceed

Crops, Markets

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop April 24, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations in more than a year after a review of its blocked approval process. The European Commission said it had authorized 10 new types of maize,

Crops, Markets

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop April 22, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new law allowing individual EU countries to restrict or prohibit imported genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the bloc as a whole. The proposal covering GM crops in human food and animal feed upset trading partners, notably the U.S., which

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

EU farmers fear ‘roller coaster’ as milk market deregulated

By Conor Humphries, GFM Network News March 6, 2015

Belview Port, Ireland | Reuters –– Billions of euros and thousands of jobs will flow from the historic deregulation of Europe’s dairy sector, a string of Irish ministers promised at the opening this week of a vast new plant to make dried milk for developing markets. But elsewhere in the European Union, many farmers are

France says EU orders repayment of $1.5B in ag subsidies

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 27, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The European Commission has asked France to repay 1.1 billion euros (C$1.54 billion) of farm subsidies dating back to 2008-2012, the French agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The Commission’s claim, which mainly relates to inaccurate declarations of farm area, initially amounted to around 3.5 billion euros before being negotiated down by France,

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Above-average temperatures across Prairies

Prairie CWRS wheat bids mixed to start February

Former U.S. agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble

Tag Archives EU

Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

Russia may allow food imports from three EU states

WHO findings on glyphosate won’t speed up EU safety review

Greece wants Canada-EU pact changed to protect ‘feta’ name

EU lawmakers urge calorie content labels to cover alcohol

EU lifts wheat, barley, rapeseed yield outlook

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

EU farmers fear ‘roller coaster’ as milk market deregulated

France says EU orders repayment of $1.5B in ag subsidies

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