08 November 2011 | Issue no: AE2488
POLICY & LEGISLATION
- Member states blamed for EU GMO deadlock
- G20 agrees to follow ‘action plan’ for agriculture
- Doha deal would have limited impact on EU agriculture, study concludes
- EU approves rules to further tighten dioxin controls
- Rocky road ahead for CAP reform – UK minister
- Polish bean seeds given EU protection
- EU grants protected GI status for Darjeeling tea
- CAP budget talks are the ‘biggest obstacle’ - Ciolos
- Blight resistant potato put forward for EU approval
- ‘Limited’ European patent on broccoli to continue
- EU threatens action against subsidised US bioethanol
ARABLE
- MF Global bankruptcy impacts grains markets
- Broker revises US maize, soybean harvests down
- State buying will lower Thai rice shipments
- Wheat planted area should be maintained on ‘attractive’ prices, UN report predicts
- UK analyst predicts bearish grains complex
- Argentina approves GM maize strain
- EU biodiesel output may be in decline
- Drier conditions in Brazil and Philippines prove favourable for sugar harvesting
- Grain markets braced for fresh data from USDA after week of turmoil
- Commodity Prices: Week 44 - Ending November 4, 2011
POULTRYMEAT
- Chicken production seen recovering in Japan after bird flu, earthquake
- Japan pushed into high-cost chicken imports in H1
- UK chicken gets more out of African, Asian markets
- NY company caught selling uninspected poultry for retail
- Chicken to take top global spot before 2020
- Cuts continue at similar rate for US broilers
- Global chicken output seen rising in 2012 on strong Chinese consumption
- Chicken exports to grow 5% globally
- USDA holds on to proposed poultry marketing rules
MEAT & LIVESTOCK
- India narrows gap on rivals in tussle to top global beef export rankings
- MEPs call for smarter use of antibiotics in livestock
- ‘Human error’ to blame for Paraguay’s FMD outbreak
- Livestock database ‘vital’ to protect UK meat exports
- China gives nod to Finnish pigmeat
- Danish pig sector wrestles with image problem as consumer priorities shift
- Brazilian meat being smuggled into Russia from Ukraine
- Polish meat firms under fire over standards
- UK meat buyers demand simpler welfare labels
- Meat sales slump in Spain as economy woes deepen
- Russia to launch new offensive against ASF
FARM INDUSTRY NEWS
- Swiss currency puts pressure on farms
- Growth in China’s fertiliser exports
- Chinese seize land to fuel economic development
- Oil prices staying stable – OPEC
- UN group encourages smallholders to join agricultural co-operatives
- Scotland to reform tenant farming
- India to focus on farm mechanisation
COMMENT & ANALYSIS
- Mobile phone technology can help farmers manage risk
- Never mind the seven billionth baby – how will we feed the nine and a half billionth?
