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Russian media: More and more EU countries against food sanctions

April 8, 2016 According to reports in Russian media the support for the sanctions is dropping among European countries.

Over 22 million euros to compensate Czech growers hit by drought

April 8, 2016 The Czech government will cover part of the losses suffered by agricultural producers as a result of last year's drought.

New Zealand imposed tough border restrictions to stop contaminated seed

April 7, 2016 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has imposed tough new border restrictions to stop contaminated seed from entering New Zealand.

Andalusian strawberry exports increased 133 percent

April 7, 2016 The earlier start of Huelva's strawberry campaign has had a clear impact on exports, which have soared during the first months of the production period, growing by 133%.

59% of U.S. winter wheat rated good to excellent

April 7, 2016 Winter wheat is in better condition than it was a year ago at this time with 59% of the crop rated good to excellent as of Sunday versus 44% a year ago, USDA said.

Tasmania to give $7.6m in state support for oyster farmers

April 7, 2016 A recovery package worth $7.6 million to help the Pacific oyster growers, nurseries and hatcheries to recover from the outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) in Tasmania has been launched.

Extended tax averaging for UK farmers starts

April 7, 2016 Under the new rules, initially announced in the 2015 Budget, farmers will be able to average their profits for Income Tax purposes from two years to five years.

Pesticide use in U.S. growing, herbicides most heavily used

April 7, 2016 Pesticide use in the U.S. on the 21 crops rose rapidly from 196 million pounds of active ingredient in 1960 to 632 million pounds in 1981.

Norwegian seafood exports in Q1 2016 increased 22 percent

April 6, 2016 Norway exported seafood worth NOK 21.3 billion in Q1 2016. This is an increase of 22 percent or NOK 3.8 billion compared with Q1 2015.

Almost 200 fish centres in Thailand closed due to strong drought

April 6, 2016 An El Niño-induced record drought hitting Thailand has forced the closure of almost 200 fish farms in the central part of the country, where 26 out of 76 provinces have been declared disaster zones.

Egypt leads in imports of Brazilian beef, China second

April 6, 2016 Egypt was the main destination of Brazilian beef exports in March, according to the Association of Brazilian Beef Exporters (Abiec).

Indonesia destroys over 20 foreign vessels due to illegal fishing

April 6, 2016 Indonesian coast guard authorities blew up 23 foreign vessels after charging them with fishing illegally in the country’s waters.