EU

Massive Maize Imports Keep EU Livestock Fed After Drought

EU maize imports are running at a record pace, turning the bloc into a net cereal importer for the first time in a decade, as the livestock industry uses a...

West EU Farmers Sow More Wheat After Rapeseed Planting Problems

Farmers in the largest four European Union wheat producers have expanded wheat sowings, partly because dry weather prevented rapeseed plantings, analysts a...

Thai Union Welcomes EU's Decision To Lift 'Yellow Card'

Seafood producer Thai Union has welcomed the European Union's decision to lift the 'yellow card' on Thailand's fishing industry. The yellow card process...

Slovenia Imposes Ban On Free Plastic Bags In Supermarkets

In a bid to fight plastic pollution, Slovenia has imposed a ban on free plastic bags in supermarkets across the country as of 1 January 2019. However, i...

EU Hails US Soya Bean Imports Ahead Of Renewed Trade Talks

The European Union hailed on Monday a sharp rise in imports of US soya beans and said it could import more, comments likely aimed at winning concessions fr...

EU Agrees To Ban Throw-Away Plastics To Limit Ocean Pollution

Throw-away plastic items such as straws and polystyrene cups will be banned in the European Union by 2021, EU officials agreed on Wednesday, as they passed...

Nordzucker Initiates Transformation Process To Consolidate Business

Germany's second-largest sugar refiner, Nordzucker, has initiated a comprehensive internal transformation process, aimed at stabilising the company during...

EU Wheat Drifts Lower As Slow Exports Weigh

Paris wheat futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in over a week, hit by weaker US prices and lagging western European exports. Benchmark March milli...