EU to allocate EUR 50 million to Ukraine for port rehabilitation

The European Union will allocate 50 million euros to Ukraine to restore port infrastructure damaged by russian attacks.

Romania is EU's Largest Wheat Exporter in July

A breakdown of the European Union’s 3.72mn metric tonnes of soft wheat exports in the new marketing year 2023/2024, namely from July 1 to August 13 shows Romania as the biggest EU exporter so far, with 1.04mn tonnes shipped, according to European Commission data. 

EU Extends Trade Benefits for Ukraine

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year.

ASF EU: Cases Declined in Pigs and Wild boar in 2022

The number of African Swine Fever outbreaks in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the European Union fell significantly in 2022 compared to 2021, according to a report recently published by the European Food Safety Authority.

Teeth Reduction in Piglets: What Can Be Done to Avoid It?

When it comes to piglet “procedures”, the most common subjects are tail docking and castration, but there are not as many discussions on teeth reduction in piglets. Resecting teeth routinely is also a practice that has been forbidden in the European Union since 2008. How can producers be helped to stop doing teeth reduction?

Ukraine producers want clear EU food import policy for next five years

Problems facing some Ukrainian exports to central Europe will recur this autumn unless the European Union spells out a clear position on its food import policy for the next five years, Reuters reported, citing Ukrainian producers.

EU to Provide 56 Million Euro to Farmers in Romania, Bulgaria and Poland Through Grain from Ukraine

The European Union is activating a crisis reserve for farmers in three eastern countries that have been affected by increased grain exports from Ukraine, which has led to lower local prices.

EU Recommendations to Improve Industry Sustainability

A published report provides an overview of the situation in the pork market and puts forward recommendations to improve the sustainability of the pork sector.

Pork Production in the EU is the Lowest in 8 Years

The decline in pork production in the EU and the UK over the past year has been driven by soaring production costs, further outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), new green policy requirements and rising costs of living for consumers.

EU has no plans to restrict imports from Ukraine, despite farmers' complaints

The European Union is not considering the option of introducing previously cancelled duties on Ukrainian agricultural products, despite the negative impact on farmers in some countries. This was stated by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski.

EU-FAO partnership will ensure renewal and development of agricultural value chains in Ukraine

Rural households, small farmers and small agricultural enterprises will benefit from a $15.5 million project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This is reported on the official website of the organization, reports the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

EU will be open to exports of Ukrainian pork for up to two years

russia recognised as state sponsor of terrorism

The European Parliament has recognised russia as a state sponsor of terrorism - it adopted a resolution to this effect on 23 November, the European People's Party (EPP Group) faction said, among others.

Ukraine receives €2.5bn in macro-financial assistance from EU

This is the second tranche of the European Union's announced €5bn macro-financial assistance package.

EU plans to allocate 5 billion euros to Ukraine by the end of the year

This was stated by the Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis during the Conference of European Union Ambassadors, which was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko.

Lower EU corn harvest forecasts support prices in Ukraine

Strategie Grains experts last week lowered the EU corn production forecast for 2022/23 MY from 55.4 to 52.9 million tons, which would be 34% lower than last year's harvest and 20% lower than the original June forecast of 66.8 million tons. the estimate of corn imports from Ukraine was raised from 9 to 10.4 million tons from 8 million tons in 2021/22 MY. This was reported by the Electronic Grain Exchange of Ukraine.

Estimated sow inventory in the leading swine producing countries

The breeding stock in the European Union continues to contract and a decrease of 0.8% is projected for the United States. Mexico is expected to surpass Canada and South Korea.

EU hopes for an early solution to problems with the export of Ukrainian grain

The European Union hopes that with the help of the UN it will be possible to find an early solution to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain.

Global pig meat output projected to rise 17% in ten years

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 outlines market developments and medium-term projections for world meat markets.