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Invasive pests cost U.S. $120 billion each year

January 5, 2016 USDA APHIS is deeply involved with mitigating invasive pest issues, along with State and local governments.

New rules for organic and 100 percent organic products

January 5, 2016 The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule to expand the exemption for certified organic products from assessments collected by commodity promotion programs and marketing orders administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

Egypt aims to increase fruit exports, army helps against high prices

January 5, 2016 In 2015 Egypt exported 1.59m tonnes of fruit, which was the highest export in the Egyptian agricultural sector, followed by onions at 1.23m tonnes.

Majority of BPS 2015 claimants have now been paid

January 5, 2016 The majority of UK farmers who are eligible for BPS 2015 have now been paid, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced.

Saudi Arabia bans eggs, chickens from two French regions

January 4, 2016 Saudi Arabia's Agriculture Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on incubating eggs and chickens from the Landes and Dordogne regions of France due to the presence of bird flu, the state news agency SPA said.

South Korea lifts ban on imports of beef and veal from Canada

January 4, 2016 Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, said that South Korea has lifted its temporary ban on imports of beef and veal from Canada.

Deregulation in agriculture priority task for Ukraine

January 4, 2016 "Reforming of the agricultural industry should be continued in 2016. Deregulation is the way to fight corruption in the agricultural sector," Oleh Protsenko, the reforms project manager of the National Council of Reforms in the agriculture sector of Ukraine, says.

Restructuring agriculture for integration and development in Vietnam

January 4, 2016 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has broken down the project on Vietnam’s agricultural restructuring into sub-projects.

UK fishermen see next phase of the discard ban take effect

January 4, 2016 New rules in the UK from January 1 mean fishermen targeting certain demersal species such as haddock, sole and plaice must land all their catch.

Export outlook for U.S. dairy is not optimistic

December 31, 2015 Total U.S. milk production in September 2015 was up only 0.4% over September 2014. This level indicates dairy markets in the U.S. have begun to realize some “braking” in production growth.

EIB lends 400 million euros to finance agriculture in Ukraine

December 29, 2015 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has signed a financial agreement (Ukraine Agri-Food Apex Loan) between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank.

Brazil to increase soy exports to 55 million tons

December 29, 2015 Brazilian soy exports are expected to go from 54 million tons in the 2014/2015 crop to 55 million tons in the 2015/2016 crop.