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New Document Required For Slaughter Horses

As of July 31,2010 the Canadi an Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) initiated new rules and regulations before a horse can be sent for slaughter. These new measures were in response to the European Commission’s directive for identification and traceability of horses intended for human consumption. All horses presented for slaughter at a federally inspected processing
Grain Markets

EU’s Big States Confirm Opposition To GM Crop Plans

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Proposals to let EU states decide for themselves whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops suffered a big setback Sept. 27 as many of the bloc’s largest governments confirmed they opposed the plans. To pass, the proposals put forward by the European Commission in July will need the support of a majority of
Grain Markets

EU Targets Market Speculation – for Sep. 23, 2010

BRUSSELS/PARIS/REUTERS The European Commission is taking aim at growing speculation and volatility in commodity markets, using its plan to reform wider financial markets, just as EU grain futures hit contract highs Sept. 20. Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner in charge of financial reform services, said at a conference that he wanted to use a planned
Crops

BASF Blames Human Error For GM Potato Blunder – for Sep. 16, 2010

Germany’s BASF told EU officials “human error” was the most likely reason why unapproved, genetically modified potatoes developed by the firm contaminated a field in Sweden, the European Commission said. Executives from chemical giant BASF were summoned to Brussels Sept. 8 to explain how nearly 50 of the GM potatoes – known as Amadea –
Cereals, News

Food Prices Seen Lower Than In 2007-08 – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Rising prices for a wide range of agricultural commodities are stirring fears of global food-driven inflation, but there should be no repeat of the crisis seen in 2007-08 unless governments start to panic. Analysts cite much higher global stocks of staples such as wheat and a more challenging economic environment as factors which should temper
Crops

EU Sees Sharp Growth In Organic Food Trade

Imports of organic food products into the European Union are likely to increase sharply as demand outstrips domestic supply, a report published by the bloc’s executive July 16 said. Higher demand for organic produce in more affluent western EU member states could also see a rise in intra-EU trade, as organic production has grown much
Livestock

EU Moves To Relax BSE Feed Rules

The European Union could lift a ban on the use of animal protein in pig and poultry feed – imposed in 2001 as part of efforts to fight mad cow disease – under plans published by the bloc’s executive July 16. The idea is one of several moves to relax EU measures against bovine spongiform
News

Biofuels From Deforested Land To Fail EU Standards

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Palm oil grown on recently deforested land is unlikely to be acceptable for use in European biodiesel, a draft report from the European Commission shows. The environmental standards add to a growing list of challenges for Asia’s palm industry, including Indonesia’s $1-billion climate deal with Norway last month and consumer worries about deforestation. The European
News

In Brief… – for May. 13, 2010

April showers: Weather systems since April 28 in southern Manitoba produced more rain in one week than normally falls in April and May combined, Manitoba Water Stewardship said in a bulletin last week warning of rising river levels. Significant flooding was not expected. Most areas of southern Manitoba received between 25 millimetres and 40 millimetres
Livestock

EU Lawmakers Vote To Ban Food From Cloned Animals

The environment committee of the European Parliament voted May 4 to exclude from the EU market food obtained from cloned animals because of health and safety concerns. The lawmakers rejected a proposal by the European Commission, and backed by member states, to include food produced from cloned animals in a list of approved food stuffs

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