Insights and Stories on European Union

Dec. 17, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

Cereal fields in Europe are generally in good condition after a dry, mild spell helped them recover from a soggy start to autumn, though grain belts around the Black Sea are lacking hardiness for winter, the EU's crop monitoring service said on Monday.

By Reuters

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

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

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

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