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EU Governments Fail To Agree On Gene-Editing Rules

A last-ditch attempt by EU governments to break a deadlock over relaxing regulations on gene-edited crops failed after countries including Poland...

Spain To Cut VAT On Olive Oil To Zero To Cushion Drought Effects On Price

The Spanish government plans to cut the value-added tax rate on olive oil to zero from July after wholesale prices more than tripled due to a severe drough...

Italy's 2023 Farm Output Hit By Climate Change, Statistics Bureau Says

Italian agricultural production shrank last year as wine, fruit and olive oil output all took a hit from extreme weather events linked to climate chan...

Ukraine's Winter Crops To Ripen Earlier Due To Unusually Warm Weather

Winter grain crops in Ukraine will ripen at least two weeks earlier than usual due to abnormally high temperatures in most regions in late May and early Ju...

EU Crop Monitor Trims Wheat, Rapeseed Yield Outlook

The European Union crop monitoring service has trimmed its outlook for this year's EU soft wheat and rapeseed yields while upping its forecasts for barley...

Cava Producer Freixenet To Lay Off 80% Of Workforce Due To Drought

Spanish cava producer Freixenet has presented a plan to temporarily lay off 615 workers due to the drought affecting the Penedes area in Cataloni...

Paraguay On Track For Record Soy Crop, But Low River Levels Slow Exports

Paraguay is headed for a record soybean harvest but exporters are worried about low river levels that are slowing shipments along the key Paraguay-Paran&aa...

Pasta Makers Cheer Türkiye As Its Durum Wheat Flows Abroad

Türkiye's spectacular breakthrough as an exporter of durum wheat has spared pasta fans another year of price pain and the country is poised to remain...