| 22-02-2007 |
Proposals aim to bring down wall of technical trading rules
New proposals released this week aim to break down the wall of technical rules across the EU that often form a barrier to intra-bloc trading. |
| 22-02-2007 |
EU agency sets food safety agenda for year
Risk assessment research into nanotechnology and marine biotoxins are some of the areas the European Food Safety Authority plans to target this year. |
| 22-02-2007 |
Prospects for agricultural markets and income 2006-2013
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| 22-02-2007 |
EU unveils milk shake-up plans
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| 22-02-2007 |
Ulma considers Romanian investment, say reports
Spanish group, Ulma Packaging could be set to enter the Romanian food market with a major investment to meet growing demand for its products in the country, according to local news reports. |
| 24-01-2007 |
Commission adopts fruit & veg reforms
The European Commission has adopted the EU agriculture minister's proposals to shake up the bloc's fruit and vegetable sector. |
| 31-07-2006 |
The European Commission publishes latest agricultural market forecasts
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| 31-07-2006 |
Commission to recover 161.9 million EUR of CAP expenditure from the Member States
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| 10-07-2006 |
EUR 27.6 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products
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| 10-07-2006 |
Commission presents results of Eurobarometer on Avian Flu
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| 26-06-2006 |
Reform of the wine sector
Wine: Profound reform will balance market, increase competitiveness, preserve rural areas and simplify rules for producers and consumers |
| 26-06-2006 |
Avian flu: Commission proposes "upstream" measures to support poultry market
The expected cost to the EU budget of the measures proposed is between EUR 50 and EUR 65 million. |
| 20-04-2006 |
Italian chocolate sector stuck in political deadlock
Chocolate lovers are probably blissfully unaware of the intrigue and intricacies currently afflicting the Italian chocolate sector, writes BIN Avvocati Associati advocate Daniele Pisanello. But the world famous snack is currently mired in political deadlock and legal tangle. |
| 20-04-2006 |
UK wheat exports running 32 percent below last season
UK wheat exports are running about 32 percent below last season, with the pace slowing during February, official customs data showed on Wednesday. Wheat exports for the July-February period were 1.68 million tonnes, down 32 percent from 2.47 million in the same period last season, according to the data. |
| 19-04-2006 |
Growing demand for non-food crops
In the 19th Century, the only "biofuel" that powered farm machinery was the hay and grain that fed the horses that pulled the plough to turn the soil. But the arrival of the industrial revolution, the advances in our knowledge of chemistry, and the utilisation of oil, revolutionised our lives. |
| 19-04-2006 |
Russian Federation joins UN Food and Agricultural Organization
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), which helps developing countries fight hunger, today announced that Russia has become a member, more than 60 years after the agency's founding. |
| 18-04-2006 |
Personnel: Commission appoints new Deputy Director-General for Agriculture
Mr Prosper De Winne was today appointed Deputy Director-General for Agriculture. His main duties will be to define the strategies, concepts and policies linked to the fields covered by the three Directorates for which he is responsible: |
| 18-04-2006 |
Geographical indications registration opened for direct applications and objections from groups and individuals in third countries
The European Commission has today made available on the internet a guide and forms to enable direct applications to register Geographical Indications by producer groups in third countries. |
| 17-04-2006 |
US meat products manufacturing industry overwiev
In the US, 2,500 companies produce meat products, with combined annual revenues of about $80 billion. Large companies include Tyson Foods, ConAgra Foods, and Smithfield Foods, and the food division of Cargill. |
| 17-04-2006 |
Improving food production main task in 2006: DPRK premier
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday highlighted the improvement of food production as the main task of the national economy in 2006. Cabinet Premier Pak Pong-ju made the point in a report to the fourth session of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (parliament). |
