UK parliamentary hearing on the CAP after 2013 The UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has released a comprehensive report on its hearings on the future of the CAP afte... 10/06/2011
UK dairy farmers take initiatives to improve functioning of dairy supply chain Following the launch in December 2010 of the EC’s ‘milk package’, Scottish farmers, brought together by the Scottish National Farmers’ Union,... 10/06/2011
Trends in EU oil crop production and trade The US Department of Agriculture has published an annual report on the EU27 oilseeds and products sector, outlining developments in policy, product... 10/06/2011
Divisions highlighted at last chance for ministerial inputs to EC CAP proposals According to press reports, the EU Agriculture Council meeting of 17 March 2011, which discussed the EC communication on CAP reform, has left those... 03/04/2011
Prospects for agricultural markets and income in EU report posted In December 2010, the EC posted its latest annual review of the prospects for EU agricultural markets and incomes. Unlike earlier assessments, this... 03/04/2011
The centrality of budget questions According to analysis from Trinity College, Dublin, it is widely recognised that ‘the debate on CAP reform post-2013 is inextricably linked with th... 01/03/2011
Policy perspectives on the future of the CAP The EC has posted a series of four policy briefings on the future of the CAP: Brief No. 1, first published in December 2009 and now revised, look... 01/03/2011
EC analysis of price volatility on EU and international markets In June 2010, in the light of growing policy concerns over price volatility for basic foodstuffs, the EC undertook an analysis of price trends on E... 03/02/2011
EC ‘quality package’ tabled On 10 December 2010, the EC adopted a package of measures aimed at consolidating ‘a comprehensive policy on certification schemes, value-adding ter... 03/02/2011
Guyana's record rice exports could find room on growing EU markets In 2010, Guyana recorded its highest exports figures for rice, with 320,000 tonnes exported out of a total production of 360,000 tonnes. It was rep... 03/02/2011