Insights and Stories on European Union

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.

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

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

By Julia Payne philip-blenkinsop Reuters

EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:34 am CST

By Kate Abnett Reuters

Germany seeks aid for farmers after foot-and-mouth disease case

Jan. 28, 2025 at 11:47 am CST

By Reuters

EU crops in fair shape but Black Sea rim lacks winter strength, monitor says

Dec. 17, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

By Reuters

EU eases rules for small amounts of state aid to farmers

Dec. 10, 2024 at 9:51 am CST

Farmers in the European Union will be able to get more state aid without regulatory oversight under new rules approved on Tuesday, the European Commission said.

By Reuters

China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports

Dec. 9, 2024 at 2:27 pm CST

Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

EU and South America strike trade deal set to hit pushback in Europe

Dec. 6, 2024 at 10:26 am CST

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday which now faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where there is stiff opposition from France. After negotiations spanning over 20 years, and five years on from an initial deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her Mercosur counterparts announced an agreement had been reached in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.

By Lisandra Paraguassu Lucinda Elliott philip-blenkinsop Reuters

French farmers block the N118 road with their tractors, to protest against the prospect of a trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Latin American countries united within Mercosur, in Velizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, France, November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent

Nov. 18, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

Farmers will protest across France on Monday as the prospect of a trade deal between European and Mercosur countries sharpens discontent over foreign competition that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.

By Reuters

Bird flu spreading fast among EU poultry

Oct. 31, 2024 at 9:17 am CDT

Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide