Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports to the US drive values up in February
EU agri-food exports in February 2016 were worth €10.2 billion, which is well above export values in January 2016, according...
Phil Hogan
EU
Hogan hopes to 'make progress on hindrances' to EU trade in China this week
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, is visiting China and Japan this week with a business delegation of...
Agri-Business
'Diplomatic offensive’ by Phil Hogan may bear Mexican fruit
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has completed his ‘diplomatic offensive’ in Central America to try open up new...
Agri-Business
European bilateral agreement with Mexico for organic produce imminent
Mexico and the European Commission have begun negotiations towards a bilateral agreement on trade in organic products. Both sides confirmed...
EU
Yellow card system to end some of the stress on farmers - Hogan
The new yellow card CAP simplification measure is to help end some of the stress and anxiety farmers feel when...
EU
New CAP measures do not go far enough for farmers - Carthy
While the announced simplification of the CAP measures is a step in the right direction – they are still inadequate,...
N.Ireland
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
EU
Hogan to introduce yellow card system for CAP fines
European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan is set to introduce a yellow card system for some CAP fines such as...
EU
The UK outside the EU could not negotiate with the power the EU provides - Phil Hogan
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has asked the Oxford Farming Conference how the UK would fare if it...
Agri-Business
World Trade deal sees agricultural export subsidies banned
Export subsidies, which accounted for one third of the EU CAP budget in the 1980s, will no longer be used...
Dairy
Pics: Farmers send fresh milk to Juncker for not reacting to Hogan letter
Dairy farmers from across Europe have been sending fresh milk to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker. According to the European...
EU
5 ways Phil Hogan wants to make farmers lives easier
CAP simplification is part of European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan’s overall strategy to streamline and reduce EU legislation wherever possible....
EU
Hogan tight lipped on date for CAP mid-term review
European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan has not confirmed a date for a mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Responding...
Dairy
Dairy farmers can look forward to 'volatility proof' EU loans
Dairy farmers can look forward to ‘volatility proof’ loans, according to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan. Speaking at...
EU
Coupled CAP payments could be re-introduced - McGuinness
The re-introduction of coupled payments could be on the agenda as part of the upcoming review of the CAP, according...
EU
Hogan allocates €111m to promote EU agricultural produce
Some €111m has been allocated for an export drive to promote EU agricultural produce by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
New Aurivo headquarters opened by Commissioner Hogan
The new corporate headquarters of Aurivo was officially opened by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan last week....
Dairy
Almost 20,000t of EU milk powder now in intervention
Almost 20,000t of skimmed milk powder has now been offered to public intervention, according to latest figures from the Milk...
