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French Farmers Want More Flexible EU Aid

The European Union should vary the amount of aid it gives to farmers to help them cope with swings in market conditions, France’s main farm union said Jan. 7. EU farm aid totals some 40 billion euros (US$57 billion) annually and will be at the heart of negotiations starting this year on the future of
Opinion

Fault Lines Run Deep As EU Farm Policy Talks Heat Up

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An “offensive strategy” by France to take the lead in shaping a reform of European Union farm policy may not be enough to shield French farmers from the far-reaching changes sought by other member states. The 27-nation bloc plans to overhaul its complex Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which often provokes fierce arguments, and wants to
News

Tricky EU Farm Reforms In New Hands

The European Commission’s president defended his naming of Dacian Ciolos to the tough job of EU farm chief Nov. 27, dismissing criticism the Romanian ex-minister does not come from a big agricultural producer. Ciolos, 40, nominated to be commissioner for agriculture and regional development, inherits the task of guiding reforms of the European Union’s Common
Cereals, Crops

EU Grain Maintains Swell — Again

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Farmers in the European Union, troubled by falling prices, are likely to ease market pressure by offering hundreds of thousands of tonnes of barley into EU stores, leaving the bloc with a new mountain of surplus cereals. The EU supports farmers by guaranteeing it will buy some crops at a minimum price in its intervention
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Canada Working Toward Beef Settlement With EU

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Canada is discussing a possible settlement of its long-running beef dispute with the European Union, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade says. The issue gained attention with the announcement in mid-May that the United States had reached a settlement with the EU, which will see more American beef enter the
Beef cattle, News

Canada’s Trade Hopes Raised

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Canada expects to increase its beef exports to Europe, now that the U. S. will be able to do so. The U. S. and the EU have reached a four-year agreement in principle to increase American shipments of hormone-free beef to Europe. In exchange, the U. S. will gradually eliminate certain tariffs on EU products.
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Canada Begins Trade Talks With EU

The European Union and Canada have agreed to launch talks on a trade pact worth an additional $27 billion each year to their combined economies, suffering from dwindling trade because of the financial crisis. “It is a great success today. We signed the start of a process leading to the deepening of our economic co-operation,”
Livestock

EU Says Trust CAP

European countries trying to protect farmers against the global economic downturn should trust the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and not veer off into new national policies, the Czech EU presidency said March 23. In a discussion paper circulated to the bloc’s farm ministers, the Czech Republic referred to a “deficit” of ideas so far about
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Bulgaria Farmers’ Anger Mounts With Crisis

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Hard-pressed farmers buckling under debts, high costs and weak prices in Bulgaria are becoming more militant in a bid to force government help for a sector that was already on life support before the crisis. Farmers are frustrated that endemic corruption and bureaucracy are blocking their lifeline – 6.5 billion euros ($8.86 billion) of subsidies
Beef cattle, News

EU To End Beef War With U. S. And Canada?

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“The EU and U. S. are engaged in negotiations to find a way forward on this issue, and I am confident we will find a solution very soon.” – CATHERINE ASHTON The United States will hold off on new retaliatory duties for European products while the two countries work on a possible fix to a

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