Stories Collection

  1. Malaysia hopes to sell up to 600 000 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) to emerging marke...
  2. Cheap feedwheat is starting to draw the attention of maize buyers, according to grain...
  3. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 60 700 tonnes at a maximum re...
  4. EU agriculture ministers are not generally renowned as being over-sensitive creatures...
  5. The euro has fallen further against the dollar and sterling overnight after expectati...
  6. The growth of the Bulgarian poultry and egg sector is being hindered by domestic econ...
  7. Danish exports of agricultural products were worth nearly Dkr13.2 billion (1.77bn [eu...
  8. A decline in French fatstock supplies is worrying the meat industry. Agreste, the ...
  9. The euro fell to near this month's trough against the dollar and to a six-week low ag...
  10. World market prices of the major dairy products are continuing to soar in response to...
  11. British dairy leaders are planning to set up a new single organisation to represent t...
  12. New Zealand expects meat export values to rise by NZ$49.2 million (1%) over the next ...
  13. A groundbreaking constitutional deal agreed by EU heads of state and government last ...
  14. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 32 050 tonnes at a maximum re...
  15. Illegal or 'creative' sugar trade is bearing down on official raw-sugar shipments to ...
  16. The number of abattoirs and meat processing companies in Germany is set to fall sharp...
  17. US maize planted acreage is expected to be 81.2 million acres, 2.2m acres above USDA'...
  18. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could derail any push to promote organic farmin...
  19. Canadian first quarter pigmeat exports to all destinations were down slightly on the ...
  20. Many EU member states have yet to state their views clearly on reform of the FU sugar...
  21. The UK dairy industry is riddled with suspicion and mistrust and "preoccupied self in...
  22. Last year's reform of the CAP will probably have a fairly gentle impact on the EU-15'...
  23. French agriculture minister Herve Gaymard gave the green light to eight new field tri...
  24. Prices of slaughter pigs on the Czech market have fallen back due to increased pork i...
  25. Two key players for the EU in global trade talks have issued downbeat prognoses of th...
  26. Finnish farmers' unions and the government in Helsinki agreed this week on their stra...
  27. EU farm Commissioner Franz Fischler said this week that he remains unsatisfied by the...
  28. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 40 250 tonnes at a maximum re...
  29. Increased beef consumption in Europe has led to the highest Irish beef prices in four...
  30. The Russian economic crisis of 1998 was the turning point for the Russian poultry ind...
  31. Domestic problems over credit and tumbling soyameal prices have put large soyabean or...
  32. 'Two-stage' import quotas for sensitive agricultural products are a pivotal element i...
  33. Average monthly prices for selected commodities in [euro] and other national currenc...
  34. Regulation 580/2004 (Export refund tender for 82% butter): 819 tonnes were accepted f...
  35. Agricultural prices for the week ending May 21, 2004 UK Germany Nether- ...
  36. After police discovered 85 kilograms of the illegal antibiotic tetracyclin on the pre...
  37. Mandatory national targets for biofuels use and higher thresholds for blending biofue...
  38. After years of passivity, Japan says it is looking to vastly increase its agricultura...
  39. Despite global bans on Canadian beef following last May's BSE discovery, Canadians co...
  40. US farmers will export a record US$61.5 billion worth of agricultural products in fis...
  41. The Dutch government has produced a draft regulation to bring the country into line w...
  42. A recent review of the possible benefits of genetically engineered crops to developin...
  43. Broiler production in Denmark fell in 2003 for the first time in many years, by 6% to...
  44. EU rapeseed prices are likely to come under pressure in the coming weeks as growers i...
  45. Dollar Tumbles The dollar fell to eight-week lows against the euro and a three-wee...
  46. Until recently, central US weather had rarely been more benign for early sowing and s...
  47. China is seen importing up to 10 million tonnes of wheat next year and Australia woul...
  48. Following the strong decrease in cattle slaughterings in 2003, this year is expected ...
  49. Export tender adjudication: Export tenders for open market wheat, barley and rye rema...
  50. German meat production totalled 1.67 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2004, an ...
  51. Fat cattle: Liveweight except in Germany, Netherlands, France, Ireland. MLC weekly av...
  52. Market situation: The Commission noted the lacklustre state of the market. Low prices...
  53. Cattle prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed sharply lower on Tuesda...
  54. Russia and the EU have concluded a bilateral agreement on the terms of Russia's acces...
  55. EU Agriculture Franz Fischler still intends to finish the bulk of the work on reformi...
  56. The Austrian Parliament passed a Federal Animal Welfare Law on Thursday this week, th...
  57. Bread grain: Demand was restrained during April and stores were efficiently cleared. ...
  58. Feed ingredient prices at 27.05.04 (shipment dates cif Rotterdam unless stated) ...
  59. The governments of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealan...
  60. Expectations of another record maize crop in the US this year should help lift world ...
  61. The European Commission has handed Germany a final written warning over use of a chee...
  62. WTO negotiators have agreed to push for a "framework" agreement on agriculture in the...
  63. DNA tests this week confirmed that the BSE-infected cow discovered in the USA in Dece...
  64. The EU currently has no plans to ban beef imports from the US in response to the BSE ...
  65. Notes to weekly agricultural prices Fat cattle: Liveweight except in Germany, ...
  66. Speculation that 2004 will be the year when China finally makes fuller use of its mul...
  67. Although soya bean prices have hit 6-year highs in 2003, Europe's users have seen the...
  68. Cattle farmers in Brazil are hoping that foreign sales of Brazilian beef will be boos...
  69. After the excitement of last year's major CAP reform agreement and the drama of the W...
  70. US slaughter cattle prices have ended the week mixed as traders at the Chicago Mercan...
  71. Key Chinese maize exporter Jilin Grain Group (JGG) has fulfilled sales commitments fo...
  72. In 2003/04, Australian cattle prices are expected to rise as a result of a significan...
  73. FRESH Export refunds: These were set as follows for the period mid Jan to mid Marc...
  74. Perhaps surprisingly, far from celebrating, cattle producers in countries competing w...
  75. The Soil Association (SA)--the UK's leading organic farming organisation--will be pus...
  76. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 57 750 tonnes at a maximum re...
  77. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 41 000 tonnes at a maximum re...
  78. During 2003, Brazilian poultry exports rose 20% by volume on the 2002 figure to a rec...
  79. The euro has recovered against the dollar after a temporary retreat owing to sudden d...
  80. Only about 1.3% of EU eggs were produced according to EU organic guidelines in 2002. ...
  81. The European Parliament has formally adopted an EU budget for 2004 which takes EU spe...
  82. Despite some jitters over the holiday period, with the UK and Mexico cancelling fligh...
  83. An export duty on wheat and rye of 25 [euro]/tonne, signed into law by Russian Prime ...
  84. The European Commission on Thursday approved 29 programmes to promote farm produce in...
  85. Export tender adjudication: Export tenders for open market wheat, barley and rye rema...
  86. The countries of the western Balkan region are to become eligible to apply for SAPARD...
  87. Denmark expects to show the lowest farm income for many years in 2003, mainly due to ...
  88. At least 510 cattle that should have been tested for BSE in Germany last year were no...
  89. Feed ingredient prices at 08.01.04 (shipment dates cif Rotterdam unless stated) ...
  90. Farm incomes per agricultural worker in the EU-15 increased by 0.9% in 2003, accordin...
  91. The first officially disclosed case of mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopa...
  92. Christmas demand has resulted in a further sharp rise in US butter prices, while chee...
  93. After three day' break, trading in cattle resumed on Tuesday on the Chicago livestock...
  94. Latest hatchery figures from EU member states continue to point to a slow recovery in...
  95. With the news that the US BSE infected cow originated from Canada (see also National ...
  96. Agreement on market reforms for Mediterranean farm products and hops could be on the ...
  97. Paying the new Single Farm Payments (SFP) on a purely historic basis is "not sustaina...
  98. The National Farmers' Union of Scotland (NFUS) supports full decoupling of farm aid f...
  99. The US$27 billion US cattle industry is reeling following confirmation of the country...
  100. Irish agriculture minister Joe Walsh has announced increases in the farm size categor...
  101. Notes to weekly agricultural prices Fat cattle: Liveweight except in Germany, ...
  102. The Accession of the eight Central and East European countries next year will have on...
  103. At the close of 2003, China was fading as a 10-15mt maize exporter while crops and st...
  104. High wheat yields in Argentina are defying forecasts that a prolonged drought would c...
  105. EU enlargement will be a "win-win" proposition for farmers in both East and West, in ...
  106. The EU has underspent on its agricultural budget in 2003 by some 500 million [euro], ...
  107. The French and Italian governments are promising support for their countries' dairy f...
  108. The 19 CEEC (Central and East European Countries) currently account for more than 5% ...
  109. There is no simple solution to the question of the historic versus regionalisation ba...
  110. The US is likely to import soyabeans from South America by July this year as US suppl...
  111. In 2003, the Argentine beef market made a noticeable recovery from the effects of the...
  112. CAP reform will drive farmers into ever greater degrees of cooperation, and will grea...
  113. The European Commission was this week forced to confirm its view that the phasing-in ...
  114. The past year was remarkable for the small area harvested by wheat farmers around the...
  115. Japanese officials will visit Australia and New Zealand to discuss increasing beef im...
  116. A single funding stream for rural development in the EU is now highly probable as the...
  117. Milk prices in the UK will remain steady in 2004, predicts a leading research group--...
  118. During the first nine months of 2003, Russian imports of fresh/chilled and frozen bee...
  119. Australian's winter crop production is forecast to be nearly 37.6 million tonnes in 2...
  120. Intervention sale (unrestricted end use): A total of 5.7 tonnes of intervention beef ...
  121. The year is ending with the EU pig market in crisis. Abundant supplies of meat have b...
  122. Experts at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) this week gave the all-clear for...
  123. Export tender adjudication: Export tenders for open market wheat, barley and rye rema...
  124. The Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) estimates that overall farm income this yea...
  125. Many Europeans are abandoning outright hostility to genetically modified (GM) technol...
  126. World wheat production will rise to around 589 million tonnes in 2004 from 552 millio...
  127. Agricultural prices for the week ending December 12, 2003 UK Germany Nethe...
  128. The production costs of specialist dairy farms in the Netherlands have increased cons...
  129. The UK company Dairy Crest has denied that it had "caved in to pressure" to meet a tw...
  130. Members of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee voiced their disquiet over...
  131. Breton pig markets are also faced with discord between pig producers and the abattoir...
  132. The world's wealthy countries cannot make all the concessions in world trade talks if...
  133. Poland is pushing for greater flexibility over its post-accession allocation of milk ...
  134. About a third of Irish dairy farmers could leave the industry over the next ten years...
  135. Fat cattle: Liveweight except in Germany, Netherlands, France, Ireland. MLC weekly...
  136. Market situation: The Commission said that the market situation had clearly deteriora...
  137. Danish cattle numbers have fallen by 4% over the past year, according to the results ...
  138. Fat cattle: Liveweight except in Germany, Netherlands, France, Ireland. MLC weekly...
  139. The Russian government commission for protective measures in foreign trade and custom...
  140. Spain will finally be allowed to pay producers of nuts and locust beans a national ai...
  141. French fat cattle prices began to fall in late November and the decline has extended ...
  142. The EU's 'de facto moratorium' on new authorisations of genetically modified (GM) pro...
  143. The EU will open its coffers to fund private pigmeat storage in order to neutralise a...
  144. Germany will likely abstain from a crucial vote next Monday to restart the EU's stall...
  145. Australia's trade minister Mark Vaile was due to hold in talks with his Saudi counter...
  146. German dairy cow numbers are falling steadily but the average yield is rising to comp...
  147. European Union grain lobby Coceral has cut its 2003 grain production estimate for the...
  148. German duck production has increased significantly in recent years, and there has bee...
  149. A decision on the compulsory tagging of sheep and goats in the EU is expected at next...
  150. Export tender adjudication: Export tenders for open market wheat, barley and rye rema...
  151. The EU has agreed a compromise on tagging sheep and goats individually as a further b...
  152. Australian earnings from farm exports are forecast to amount to A$25.5 billion in 200...
  153. The UK department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) this week annou...
  154. The EU potato industry has been shaken by the extent of the recent declines in physic...
  155. Agricultural prices for the week ending December 5, 2003 UK Germany Netherla...
  156. Imports of chicken meat by the two most significant countries, Russia and Japan, have...
  157. The dollar slumped again overnight to 11-year lows against sterling and was close to ...
  158. The dairy industry will be hit twofold by CAP reform. Though changes in the milk mark...
  159. EU member states will soon be spared the obligation of alerting the European Commissi...
  160. The European Union is now clearly desperate to ensure that any agreement which may be...
  161. Feed ingredient prices at 18.12.03 (shipment dates cif Rotterdam unless stated) ...
  162. In the medium to long-term Spain will become the EU's largest pig producer as well as...
  163. Faced with signs that a highly contagious strain of avian influenza is spreading, Sou...
  164. Import representative prices: The representative price was reinstated for uncooked &g...
  165. Irish farmers will enjoy a boost in fortunes from the state budget next year. The key...
  166. Agricultural prices for the week ending November 28, 2003 UK Germany Netherla...
  167. Draft Commission Regulations opening tariff quotas/setting duties for 2004 for import...
  168. Brazil's government has estimated the country's 2003/04 soyabean crop at 58.76 millio...
  169. Better-than-expected employment data from the US yesterday brought little respite for...
  170. Brazilian meat exports will soar to some 3.4 million tonnes in 2003--500 000t or 23% ...
  171. After moving into the red this year (see AE2082, M/4, 28.11.03) the EU beef market co...
  172. German pig farmers are calling for an increase in the basic pig price of some 1.12 [e...
  173. It is inevitable that sooner or later the extension of the European Union's agricultu...
  174. Feed ingredient prices at 04.12.03 (shipment dates cif Rotterdam unless stated) ...
  175. EU health Commissioner David Byrne claimed this week that public fears over food safe...
  176. Export tender awards: Bids were accepted for a total of 55 000 tonnes at a maximum re...
  177. Cattle, pigmeat and sheepmeat representative prices (Euro/100kg) Cattle ...
  178. Strong exports and farmers' reluctance to market their 2003 crops have been keeping U...
  179. Fears that wheat importers would be put off by rising costs failed to prevent US futu...
  180. France has held on to its position as the EU's leading egg producer in 2003, accordin...
  181. European Commission trade negotiators this week clashed once again with their US and ...
  182. Talks to reach a new EU-US agreement on trade in wine are deadlocked or even going ba...
  183. We are pleased to announce that Informa Group plc ("Informa"), the parent company of ...
  184. The Danish ministry of agriculture, on recommendations from the veterinary health cou...
  185. Regulation 2571/97 (Sale of intervention butter at reduced prices and aid for butter ...
  186. The value of New Zealand agriculture and forestry exports will rise by 19% over the f...
  187. Dutch livestock farmers have had a difficult year in 2003, while arable farmers have ...
  188. Stronger demand from the world dairy market next year is likely to coincide with a sl...
  189. The euro hit new record highs against the dollar yesterday. It fell back as the green...
  190. Farmers' incomes in the UK have recovered to their highest level since 1997, followin...
  191. Fears of speculative sugar hoarding in the 10 countries joining the EU next May have ...
  192. German farmers suffered another severe cut in income in 2002/03 (year ending June 30)...
  193. The slide in pig prices in France and Germany shows no sign of coming to a halt. In ...
  194. A cut of almost 27 million tonnes in the EU's grain harvest in 2003 as compared with ...
  195. The EU could accept the opening of WTO farm negotiations on the basis of the compromi...
  196. Feed ingredient prices at 11.12.03 (shipment dates cif Rotterdam unless stated) ...
  197. The EU's pigmeat management committee agreed this week to reintroduce Private Storage...
  198. Export tender adjudication: Export tenders for open market wheat, barley and rye rema...
  199. The outlook for New Zealand beef is very positive, with prices in the vital US market...