Insights and Stories of Nigel Hunt

Drought slashes EU wheat, export surplus to be cut

Aug. 10, 2018 at 4:57 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters – Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume more of its own grains, experts said on Friday. French analysts Strategie Grains forecast a 10 percent smaller EU soft wheat […]

Straw prices soar, piling pressure on N.Europe livestock farmers

Aug. 9, 2018 at 10:42 am CDT

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U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

Feb. 21, 2017 at 11:24 am CST

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Record crops to send grain stocks to all-time peak, IGC says

Nov. 24, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

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EU to give 500M euros to farmers hit by Russia sanctions

Sep. 8, 2015 at 12:46 am CDT

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Threat of food crisis seen fading as grain stocks climb

Jun. 8, 2015 at 8:20 pm CDT

London | Reuters — A sudden change in the weather no longer raises the spectre of a food price crisis, with grain stocks rebuilt and governments now paying much closer attention to agriculture, a senior United Nations economist said in an interview Monday. “The buffer is big and unexpected shortfalls […]

By Nigel Hunt

Rapeseed crop may not be as big as first thought in W.Europe

Jul. 23, 2014 at 9:33 am CDT

London/Reuters — Rapeseed production in Western Europe looks set to increase this season but early promise may not be fully realized, crop analysts said on Wednesday. Crops were sown in favourable conditions, enjoyed a safe passage through winter and had healthy growth in the spring but yields have failed to […]

By Nigel Hunt

U.K. floods pose threat to animal welfare, farm investment

Feb. 13, 2014 at 6:53 pm CST

London | Reuters — The immediate threat to British agriculture from floods and storms has put animal welfare in the spotlight, but in the long term increasingly erratic weather is likely deter investment despite continuing global growth in demand for food. Floods have destroyed cattle bedding and feed in flood-hit […]

By Nigel Hunt

UK farm minister calls for EU to approve GM corn in vote

Jan. 7, 2014 at 4:44 pm CST

Britain’s farm minister called on the European Union to approve a strain of genetically modified maize in a vote later this month, saying such a move was supported by scientific evidence. “If approval is granted… then it will be the first GM food crop authorised for planting by the EU […]

By Nigel Hunt

Quality concerns flare up as EU wheat harvest gathers pace

Jul. 31, 2013 at 2:01 pm CDT

Worries about the quality of this year’s western European wheat crop are emerging, as harvest activity moves to a key growing belt in top producer France and gets underway in Germany. Grain experts are painting a mixed picture of projections with French production expected to at least match last year […]

By Nigel Hunt

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