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EU Wheat And Barley Area Seen Holding Steady As Sowing Advances

Warm weather has helped European Union farmers make progress in sowing grains for next year's harvest, with the area devoted to wheat and winter barley exp...

Spanish Drought Means Olive Oil Output Set To Be A Third Below Four-Year Average

A scorching drought that hit southern Spain for a second year in a row is likely to mean the country's 2023-24 olive oil production is a third below the fo...

Ivory Coast Deforestation Rate Rises As EU Green Imports Law Looms

Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for several years, a major report has found, raising questions about ho...

Spain Sees Ukraine Grain Ban By Some EU States As Illegal, France Sees Solidarity Risk

Spain's agriculture minister said a unilateral ban by any European Union member state on Ukrainian grain imports seemed illegal, while France said European...

Romanian Farmers Ask Government To Ban Ukrainian Grain

Romanian farmers have asked the government to unilaterally ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other food products after the European Commission decided...

Mercosur Replies To EU Trade Deal Addendum, Talks To Resume, Brazil Says

Brazil's Foreign Ministry has said that Mercosur's response to the European Union's additions to their long-awaited trade accord has been delivered to Brus...

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower Ivory Coast is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standard...

Mercosur Splits Dampen EU Outlook For Trade Deal As Window Narrows

Splits within South American trade bloc Mercosur have dampened hopes in the European Union of a trade deal, which could fall apart if it does not get done...