Agri-Business
Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
EU
Dairy
Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will not be made mandatory - Hogan
The Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will not be made mandatory in the future, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development,...
EU
'The EU grain sector is now in a critical state'
The EU grain sector is now in a critical state, with global wheat prices at their lowest level for 10 years, according to...
EU
EU beef production expected to increase by 3.3% in 2016
EU beef gross production is expected to further increase by 3.3% this year, according to the European Commission’s short term outlook...
Dairy
EU dairy cow numbers to decline but milk production to remain ahead of 2015
Following four consecutive years of increase, the number of dairy cows in December is expected to decline in the EU-15 by 0.5% in...
Beef
EU cattle herd increases for the fourth year in a row
The European Union cattle herd increased for the fourth successive year, according to the May/June cattle census. But, the AHDB (the...
Environment
EU Parliament vote in favour of climate change agreement
The European Parliament this morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the Paris Climate Change Agreement that was brokered last year. This vote...
Pig/Poultry
Russia appeal World Trade Organisation ruling on EU pork import ban
Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
EU
UK farmer's union strengthen Brexit strategy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
Beef
EU beef and veal exports reach highest level in five years
EU beef and veal exports amounted to 93,000t in the first half of 2016, reaching their highest level for five...
Dairy
EU milk production falls for a second consecutive month
EU milk production for July 2016 fell 1.4% on the corresponding month last year, the latest figures from the EU...
EU
Hogan moves to make more changes to CAP
Commissioner Hogan has announced a further series of measures aimed at simplifying the CAP with a view to easing the...
EU
'EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures'
EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
Dairy
Commission cuts EU milk production forecast for rest of 2016
End of year milk production volumes in the EU for 2016 have been revised downwards by the European Commission. Provisional production...
Beef
Germany proposes to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter
Germany has submitted a proposal to the European Commission to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter amid animal welfare...
Agri-Business
ABP makes case to EU competition authorities on Slaney tie-up
ABP and Fane Valley have said that more effective and better-resourced Slaney in Ireland is needed to compete on international...
Opinion
Opinion: Talk is cheap: WTO must deal decisively with Russia
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) must now act in a meaningful way, given that the organisation has found Moscow to...
Dairy
Map: Here's the latest figures on EU milk production
Milk production in the EU increased by 3.3% between January and June 2016 compared to the corresponding period in 2015,...
