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EU lifts wheat, barley, rapeseed yield outlook

Apr. 27, 2015 at 6:40 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The European Union’s crop monitoring service on Monday lifted its yield forecasts for this year’s soft wheat, barley and rapeseed harvests with growing conditions remaining mostly favourable despite a recent dry spell. Yields will stay below levels seen in 2014, when the EU posted record production […]

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

Apr. 24, 2015 at 11:45 am CDT

By philip-blenkinsop

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

Apr. 22, 2015 at 6:14 pm CDT

By philip-blenkinsop

Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

Apr. 8, 2015 at 8:16 pm CDT

By barbara-lewis

Russia may consider lifting food ban from Greece, Hungary, Cyprus

Apr. 7, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Reuters

Brazilian beef exporters weigh WTO case against EU

Mar. 12, 2015 at 7:56 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazilian meat exporters are considering taking the European Union to the World Trade Organization to challenge restrictions on their beef shipments to one of the world’s top markets, the head of the country’s beef exporters association told Reuters. A new dispute could further harm trade ties […]

By Alonso Soto

EU farmers fear ‘roller coaster’ as milk market deregulated

Mar. 6, 2015 at 4:41 pm CST

Belview Port, Ireland | Reuters –– Billions of euros and thousands of jobs will flow from the historic deregulation of Europe’s dairy sector, a string of Irish ministers promised at the opening this week of a vast new plant to make dried milk for developing markets. But elsewhere in the […]

By Conor Humphries

Global durum crops in good shape, for now

Feb. 23, 2015 at 4:38 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Since North America and Australia both produced poor-quality durum crops in 2014-15, all eyes are on Mexico, the U.S. desert, Europe and North Africa to come up with some higher-quality product. And so far, most crops in those areas look fairly good, Alan Hegemeier, a […]

By Terryn Shiells

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:12 pm CST

Antwerp | Reuters –– European oil refiners urged the European Union on Monday to review laws calling for increased biodiesel content in road fuel because the cost of such renewables will counter the recent plunge in crude prices and weigh on the refining sector. “Governments should not inflict extra burden […]