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EU lifts wheat, barley, rapeseed yield outlook

By 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 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

By philip-blenkinsop, GFM Network News 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, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By 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 […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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 […] Read more

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

By 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, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

By Reuters January 19, 2015

Antwerp | Reuters –– European oil refiners urged the European Union on Monday to review laws calling for increased biodiesel content in road fuel because the cost of such renewables will counter the recent plunge in crude prices and weigh on the refining sector. “Governments should not inflict extra burden on the public by increasing […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Food issues won’t block EU-U.S. trade deal, German minister says

By Reuters January 12, 2015

Berlin | Reuters — Disagreements about food safety and farming are not likely to stand in the way of a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the U.S., Germany’s farm minister told Reuters on Monday. The two sides are grappling with how to integrate Europe’s food production and farm animal welfare standards into the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. allows imports of Irish beef, first EU shipments in 17 years

By Reuters January 5, 2015

Dublin/Brussels | Reuters — Ireland has become the first European Union country allowed to export beef to the U.S., 17 years after Washington banned EU imports over BSE. This follows a successful inspection by U.S. authorities of Ireland’s beef production system completed in July, the Irish agriculture department said on Monday, after the ban on […] Read more

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The view from Europe on free trade with Canada

By Colin Ley January 2, 2015

Beef exporters will need to be patient before cashing in on new EU opportunities

The prospect of a major increase in Canadian beef exports into the European Union, following the recent ending of negotiations for the EU-Canada free trade agreement, hung over this year’s SIAL food fair in Paris as a significant trading change, although one that is very much lodged in the “business pending” tray. For seasoned Canadian beef exporters, such […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest

By Reuters November 14, 2014

Berlin | Reuters — Germany is pressing the European Commission to allow individual EU countries to ban cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before the 2015 harvest. German farm minister minister Christian Schmidt said “social-economic reasons” should be taken into account to allow a European Union country to ban GMO crops even when […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

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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

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

Food issues won’t block EU-U.S. trade deal, German minister says

U.S. allows imports of Irish beef, first EU shipments in 17 years

The view from Europe on free trade with Canada

Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest

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