Agri-Business
Signing of CETA hits a stumbling block in the form of Belgium
The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced that Belgium is “not in a position to sign CETA“, meaning that...
Agri-Business
The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced that Belgium is “not in a position to sign CETA“, meaning that...
Agri-Business
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
Agri Politics
EU Member States are currently considering signing the free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada this month, but the Comprehensive Economic Trade...
Tillage
Only 1% of Irish farms grow vegetables which is the lowest percentage across all other Member States in the EU,...
Dairy
The Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will not be made mandatory in the future, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development,...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture has announced that 556 farmers have applied to reduce their milk production under Phase II the...
Dairy
MEPs in the European Union’s Budget Committee are calling for the inclusion of an extra €100m in funds to support...
Agri Politics
The EU grain sector is now in a critical state, with global wheat prices at their lowest level for 10 years, according to...
Agri-Business
In 2015, net subsidies accounted for 52.6% of agricultural income (operating surplus) at State level, new figures from the Central Statistics...
Agri Politics
EU beef gross production is expected to further increase by 3.3% this year, according to the European Commission’s short term outlook...
Dairy
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
The European Union cattle herd increased for the fourth successive year, according to the May/June cattle census. But, the AHDB (the...
Agri-Business
The European Commission is currently investigating the proposed acquisition by the ABP Group of Slaney Meats and are due to make...
Environment
The European Parliament this morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the Paris Climate Change Agreement that was brokered last year. This vote...
Pig/Poultry
Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
Agri Politics
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 amounted to 93,000t in the first half of 2016, reaching their highest level for five...
Agri-Business
The days are gone when farmers undervalue the input they make to their businesses, according to ICSA General Secretary Eddie...