Agricultural Trade Balance Shifting to Developing Countries
The balance of global agricultural trade is continuing to shift from the developed blocs to developing countries. The latest World Trade Statistics Review published by the World Trade Organisation shows … Continue reading
EU Global Leader in Agri-food Exports
The European Union is the global leader in exports pf agricultural produce and food. According to the latest annual report on the EU’s agri-food trade, over the last year these … Continue reading
New Global Strategy to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
The World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE, has set out a new strategy to help countries around the world manage the challenge of antimicrobial resistance. The OIE presented the strategy … Continue reading
What Will CAP Look Like After 2020?
The Common Agricultural Policy could become more concerned with social issues, innovation and greening after 2020. The current reforms to the CAP introduced in 2013 run up to 202 and … Continue reading
How Will Agriculture Be Affected by Review on Antibiotic Use?
Reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture globally is one of the main conclusions in the O’Neill Review on Antimicrobial Resistance published last week. The report lays down 10 … Continue reading
How are Farmers Dealing with Biosecurity?
Animal health and welfare are key in good livestock farming. Improved biosecurity aims to safeguard and even improve animal health. Biosecurity measures are based on the principle of avoiding direct … Continue reading
How Would EU and Irish Agri-food Trade be Hit by Brexit?
If the UK votes to leave the EU, it would have a severe consequences for trade with other EU states. A new report from the Irish Agriculture and Food Development … Continue reading
Integrity of Supermarkets Questioned in Parliamentary Report
The trustworthiness and integrity of UK supermarkets has been called into question by a new Parliamentary report. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on farmgate prices questioning the … Continue reading
Antibiotic Resistance Growing Concern in Europe
Antimicrobial resistance in both animals and humans is growing across Europe. A new report from the European Food Safety Authority shows that bacteria in humans, food and animals continue to … Continue reading
Could China be Heading for Grain Market Crisis?
China could be heading for a crisis in its grain market with a surplus of corn and imports of other grains apparently rising. According to official figures from the Central … Continue reading
Farm Gate to Fork 