EU reports on progress On October 15th the Dispute Settlement Board of the WTO received an EU status report on the progress in implementation of the banana case. The ful... 30/11/2001
New beef quota for Paraguay During Agriculture Commissioner Fischler's visit to Mercusor from the 6th to 16th October it was agreed to open up a 1,000 tonne import quota for... 30/11/2001
Brighter future for beef? On October 17th 2001, the United States Department of Agriculture released an analysis of market trends in the EU meat sector. The analysis predic... 30/11/2001
EU aids fight against animal disease On October 16th 2001, the European Commission announced Euro 155 million of assistance to programmes to fight animal diseases in the EU. This will... 30/11/2001
EU wheat production down The United States Department of Agriculture is predicting a decline in the EU wheat crop of 11 million tonnes. This will affect bread wheat and fe... 30/11/2001
Global durum wheat production down A 15% fall in global durum wheat production is forecast for 2001/02 (down to 22.2 million tonnes). This decline has largely occurred in US, Canadi... 30/11/2001
Further price decline On October 22nd, Reuters reported a further slump in coffee prices with December coffee futures down 1.35 cents per pound at 42.50 c/lb. 30/11/2001
Production up On October 1st 2001, the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported global cotton production up 9% for 2001/02,... 30/11/2001
Recent developments The SKIL sugar sector news update provides reports on developments in the sugar sector with regard to: the Zimbabwean government's decision to... 30/11/2001
Lamy wants ACP support for WTO negotiations EU Trade Commissioner Lamy used the occasion of the ACP Trade Ministers meeting in Nairobi on October 2nd 2001 to call for the ACP to fully suppor... 30/09/2001