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Ethiopian farmers need urgent assistance after major drought

March 8, 2016 Timely agricultural assistance for the upcoming rainy season is essential to help the drought-affected people of Ethiopia.

France calls for reduced EU milk production

March 8, 2016 France submitted a detailed list of proposals to the EU agriculture council to encourage a reduction in milk production across Europe between May and September.

Virginia close to first place in agricultural goods exports

March 7, 2016 Virginia has strengthened its position as the second largest exporter of agricultural goods on the East Coast, and narrowed the gap between the Commonwealth and first place Georgia.

China farm sector needs supply-side reform

March 7, 2016 China's agriculture sector needs to undertake supply-side reform, especially in corn production, given bumper harvests and surplus grain stockpiles, Agriculture Minister Han Changfu said.

Northland area in New Zealand under toxic shellfish ban

March 7, 2016 A ban has been put in place on collecting or eating shellfish from an area on New Zealand Northland's west coast.

The Netherlands, France and Spain EU's largest vegetables suppliers

March 7, 2016 The People's Republic of China is now among the ten largest suppliers of vegetables to the eurospean Union (EU).

Argentina increasingly imports more bananas than it produces

March 7, 2016 The banana is the Argentineans favorite and most consumed fruit: per capita consumption stands at more than 12 kilograms per year.

EU confirms preservatives must be included in citrus labels

March 7, 2016 The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed the mandatory use of labelling in citrus indicating the preservatives and other chemicals used in the post-harvest treatment.

India’s near-record wheat crop estimate optimistic

March 5, 2016 India, which unveiled its first wheat imports of 2016, is poised for its biggest purchases of the grain in nine years next season.

U.S. row crops near point of stabilization in next five years

March 5, 2016 Rabobank believes that – for at least the next five years – market forces will drive stabilization in profit margins for row crop farmers.

Five-year low for costs still leads to negative margins for pig farmers

March 5, 2016 Pig farmers still lost money at the end of last year despite production costs falling to their lowest level since early 2010, according to AHDB Pork.

Raw milk production in EU increasing, demand falling

March 5, 2016 Desislava Taneva, Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, paid a visit to the Paris International Agricultural Show and sent a message about tought times for farmers.