European Union Archives - Page 23 of 25

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Arla CEO says world dairy market in crisis

By Ole Mikkelsen February 17, 2016

Copenhagen | Reuters –– Arla Foods, one of Europe’s biggest dairy companies, said on Wednesday the global milk market was in crisis due to oversupply, but it expected demand, particularly from China, to pick up at the end of the year. Headquartered in Denmark, Arla is Britain’s largest and the world’s seventh-largest dairy company. It […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU food safety watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row

By Barbara Lewis January 13, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The head of Europe’s food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in a row about the safety of glyphosate. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises European Union policymakers, issued an opinion in November that glyphosate is unlikely to cause […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU to resume beef exports to Canada

By Reuters October 20, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union is to resume exports of beef to Canada from 19 of its member countries for the first time since 1996, when they were halted in the wake of the BSE scandal. The European Commission said Tuesday that Canada’s action was part of a growing trend to recognize the […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports

By Reuters October 13, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– European lawmakers rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed countries to restrict or ban the use of imported GM crops that have secured EU approval. The environment committee of the European Parliament rejected the draft law by 47 votes to three, many arguing that the proposal was unworkable and would […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: Good cattle prices soften uncertainty

By Dave Solverson October 8, 2015

For all the uncertainty some producers have endured this year as a result of extreme weather, the one constant that has enabled everyone to stay focused is the market price for cattle. Calf and feeder prices continue to sell incredibly strong. As we head into the fall run, limited supplies and strong demand for Canadian calves […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Think Europe’s halting GMOs? It could be heading for more

By Barbara Lewis, Sybille de La Hamaide October 6, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The large number of European countries opposing GMO cultivation may have given the impression the bloc is putting a brake on GMOs, but with new crops queuing for approval and key countries leaving the door open, output is more likely to grow than wane. Nineteen out of 28 EU member states […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Bulgaria opts out of growing GM crops

By Reuters October 1, 2015

Sofia | Reuters –– Bulgaria has told the European Union it will ban the cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under EU rules that allow member states to opt out of GMO cultivation, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday. “The agriculture ministry upholds its position that Bulgaria should be free […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

France bolsters ban on genetically modified crops

By Reuters September 17, 2015

Paris | Reuters — France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place, it said on Thursday. The European Union’s largest grain grower and exporter has asked the European Commission for France to be excluded from some GM […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

By Gus Trompiz August 28, 2015

Paris | Reuters — European dairy farmers caught out by a global market decline as they emerge from a 30-year-old quota system may have little choice but to produce at full pelt, hoping for a recovery in international prices next year. Milk prices paid to EU farmers are down 20 per cent from last year […] Read more

Minister Richard Lochhead (l) and Jim McLaren of Quality Meat Scotland at the launch of the Beef 2020 report.

Beef Cattle

Scotland’s Beef 2020 program is geared to boost output and exports

Twenty-three point plan aims to improve the efficiency, sustainability and quality of producer's beef herds

By Colin Ley July 17, 2015

Beef output in Scotland stands on the threshold of a major advance with the industry being driven forward by a newly devised production efficiency scheme called Beef 2020, backed by £45 million of Scottish government money and designed to secure a membership base involving 70 per cent of the country’s beef herds. An ambitious project, […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

Tag Archives European Union

Arla CEO says world dairy market in crisis

EU food safety watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row

EU to resume beef exports to Canada

EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports

CCA Report: Good cattle prices soften uncertainty

Think Europe’s halting GMOs? It could be heading for more

Bulgaria opts out of growing GM crops

France bolsters ban on genetically modified crops

EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

Scotland’s Beef 2020 program is geared to boost output and exports

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