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Total Produce Sees Revenue Up In H1, Despite Weather Impact In Europe

Fresh produce giant Total Produce has posted a 1.8% increase in revenue in the first half of its financial year, of €2.2 billion, however its European...

Hot, Dry Summer Could Curb EU Sugar Beet Harvest

Scorching weather that parched farmland across northern Europe has also stressed sugar beet plants and could push yields in the European Union's harvest we...

France's Latest Forecasts Show How Grain Crops Are Feeling The Heat

France's farm ministry on Tuesday cut sharply its estimate of this year's soft wheat harvest while forecasting a steep fall in maize production, underlinin...

Weather Woes Ravage Europe's Wheat Fields, Markets Race Higher

Scorching temperatures have devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea bread ba...

Unseasonable Hailstorms Ravage French Bordeaux Vineyards

Violent hailstorms ravaged parts of the Bordeaux wine region in south-western France on Saturday, causing major damage in hundreds of vineyards, with thous...

UK Retail Sales Suffer Worst Quarter In A Year After March Snow

British retail sales recorded their biggest quarterly fall in a year during the three months to March, after unusually cold and snowy weather kept shoppers...

It's Not Just The Weather Freezing British Farms As Brexit Bites

Ben Drummond, a third-generation farmer in the west of England, says Brexit is throwing up unprecedented problems for his business. Plans to expand his...

Poor Weather Conditions Impacting Italian Agriculture

Heavy rain and hail storms this week have had a serious impact on Italian agriculture, according to reports by farmers' association Coldiretti. The most...