Insights and Stories on EU

Ripening wheat crop in central Manitoba in early September.

Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations

Oct. 9, 2025 at 9:31 am CDT

Expana has raised its monthly grain production forecast for European Union crops for the 2025/26 season, projecting soft wheat output will hit a record high and barley a 17-year high.

Record EU soft wheat harvest expected this year

Sep. 11, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

By Reuters

President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Liberation Day' event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

Giorgos Zeikos, apple farmer and president of the Agia apple producers' cooperative checks the fruits at an apple orchard in the village of Agia, in Thessaly, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

Jul. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

By Karolina Tagaris Reuters

EU farmers raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals

Jun. 4, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

By Inti Landauro Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report

Apr. 10, 2025 at 2:44 pm CDT

World production of rapeseed/canola for 2024/25 was trimmed by almost 0.53 per cent on April 10, when the United States Department of Agriculture released its World Agricultural Production report.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

European wheat to benefit from U.S.-China trade war: Strategie Grains

Apr. 10, 2025 at 10:55 am CDT

European Union soft wheat is set to benefit from the escalating trade war between the United States and China, consultancy Strategie Grains said, as it raised its output estimates for all major EU cereals this year due to improved growing conditions.

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

France pushes for farming ’emergency brake’ in Mercosur deal

Apr. 3, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Despite previous reservations, France held a meeting with 10 EU countries to discuss a possible trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur bloc, a day after the United States unleashed a global trade war, signalling it may be a way for the bloc to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs on European exports.

By Reuters

EU plans to restrict imported crops treated with banned pesticides, draft shows

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

The European Union is planning tougher restrictions on imported crops treated with pesticides banned in Europe, a draft European Commission document showed, a move that would impact suppliers including the U.S.

By Kate Abnett philip-blenkinsop Reuters

Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.

By Julia Payne philip-blenkinsop Reuters

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