TheCattleSite Latest News: European Union
16 November 2016
Beef Vulnerable to EU Trade Deals, Study ShowsEU - The European Commission has presented a study to EU agriculture ministers this week on the impacts of 12 future trade agreements on the agri-food sector, highlighting sensitive products such as beef....
15 November 2016
Ag Markets Task Force Calls for New Rules on Unfair Trading PracticesEU - The Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF) has presented recommendations on how to improve the positions of farmers in the food supply chain to the EU's Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....
28 October 2016
European Dairy Farmers Still Suffering from Severe Cash Flow ProblemsEU - With producer prices at critical levels for two and a half years, the new Milk and Dairy Products Working Party Chairman of European farming organisation Copa & Cogeca, Thierry Roquefeuil, launched a debate on the milk market situation with members...
25 October 2016
Evaluation of EU's Antimicrobials Plan Shows Continued Efforts NeededEU - The EU's evaluation of its Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Plan (2011-2016) has shown that while progress has been made, continued efforts are required to address the problem....
EU Agri-Food Exports Still Rising in August, but Milk Powder Exports DownEU - The latest data show the monthly value of EU agri-food exports in August 2016 reached €10.6 billion, exceeding the export values in August of previous years....
21 October 2016
New Study Shows Ways to Reduce Ammonia Pollution from CattleEUROPE - Improved barn design, cleaning processes, and manure treatment could reduce ammonia emissions from commercial dairy cattle barns by 17 to 50 per cent, according to a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment....
03 October 2016
Friesland Campina Raises Milk Price Whilst Paying Farmers to Cut ProductionEUROPE - European dairy co-operative Friesland Campina is paying members to cut milk production, but also considerably increasing milk prices, which could leave their milk producers wondering over the best strategy to improve returns, UK levy board AHDB...
28 September 2016
Thousands of Farmers Join EU Scheme to Reduce Milk ProductionEU - The EU's Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has announced that the €150 million Milk Production Reduction Scheme, which he announced in July, has been almost fully subscribed....
12 September 2016
EU Milk Production Hits Lowest Level Since End of QuotaEU - EU milk production this June fell to its lowest daily rate since milk quotas were abolished, according to UK levy board AHDB Dairy....
30 August 2016
EU Releases Details of Dairy Aid PackageEU - The precise details of the €500 million aid package for the dairy and other livestock sectors announced by Commissioner Phil Hogan in July have been finalised this week in agreement with Member State experts....
23 August 2016
EU Agri-Food Exports Rise Despite Milk Powder DeclineEU - The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over €129 billion, a 2.1 per cent increase compared to 2014-2015, according to the latest monthly report on agricultural trade....
16 August 2016
European Labs Train Up on Lumpy Skin Disease DetectionEUROPE - Training is beginning for experts from 22 countries across Europe at the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency’s laboratories, on how to quickly detect lumpy skin disease – a highly infectious cowpox virus that is spreading through herds...
11 August 2016
Maximum Copper Levels in Cattle Feed LoweredEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has proposed modifications to the maximum levels of copper in feed for some animal groups. ...
28 July 2016
Countries Asked to Cut Use of Last-Resort Antibiotic in AnimalsEU - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that colistin-containing medicines should only be used as a second line treatment in animals and sale should be reduced across the EU....
19 July 2016
EU Agri-Food Exports Increased in 2015EU - EU exports for agricultural products reached €129 billion in 2015, an annual increase of 5.7 per cent, securing the EU's position as a top world agri-food exporter with a net trade surplus of €16 billion....
18 July 2016
EU Launches Meat Observatory to Provide More Market InformationEU - EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has launched a new Meat Market Observatory aimed at improving market transparency for the beef & veal and the pigmeat sectors....
Latest German Milk Price Figures Show Large Losses in AprilEU - New figures from April for milk production in Germany showed an average price of 25.78 cents, with production costs over 44.60 cents per kilogram of milk....
07 July 2016
Promising Progress on Vaccine Against Fascioliasis EUROPE - An international meeting took place earlier this month as part of the project to develop a vaccine against a parasite that reduces productivity in ruminants....
04 July 2016
Cost of Milk Production Study Shows Losses in Denmark, NetherlandsEU - Latest figures for the cost of production for milk in Denmark and the Netherlands mean that large farms are not necessarily the solution to the crisis in the dairy sector, according to the European Milk Board....
Meat Storage, Transport Temperatures Can be More FlexibleEU - The European Food Safety Authority recently researched ways to ensure safety of meat products during transport....
01 July 2016
EU Raises Dairy Intervention Ceilings FurtherEU - The European Commission further increased the public intervention ceiling for skimmed milk powder from 218,000 tonnes to 350,000 tonnes. ...
Dairy Cooperatives Praised for Role in Better Milk PricingEU - Faced with low dairy prices and rising volatility on agricultural markets, President of European farming organisation Cogeca Thomas Magnusson said dairy cooperatives have a crucial role in enabling farmers to get a better price for their milk....
29 June 2016
EU Urged to Provide More Measures to Alleviate Market PressureEU - Ministers continued to press the EU's Commission to develop more support measures for farmers, at a meeting of the EU's agriculture and fisheries ministers on 27 and 28 June....
28 June 2016
EU Compound Feed Production Up in 2015EU - Compound feed production in the EU-28 in 2015 reached 157.3 million tonnes, which is 0.6 per cent more than in 2014, according to data provided by members of feed producers' organisation FEFAC....
16 June 2016
EU Milk Production Not Expected to Increase Further This YearEU - The EU appears to have finished its rapid increase in milk production, and little – if any – additional milk is expected to come out of the EU over the 2016/17 milk year (Apr-Mar), AHDB Dairy reports....
13 June 2016
EU Milk Production to Slow for Rest of YearEU - Milk production is likely to slow down in the key dairying regions for the rest of the year, according to new forecasts from the European Commission. ...
09 June 2016
Parliament Calls for EU Action to Help Farmers Fight Unfair Trading PracticesEU - MEPs urge the EU Commission to put forward proposals against unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, so as to ensure fair earnings for farmers and a wide choice for consumers, in a resolution voted on Tuesday 7 June....
27 May 2016
EU Politicians Call for More Dairy Help as SMP Intervention Reaches LimitEU - The EU must quickly take further measures to stabilise milk prices and bring relief to struggling dairy farmers, urged MEPs in Thursday's plenary debate with Commissioner Phil Hogan and Dutch deputy farm minister Hans Hoogeveen....
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