Fruit and vegetable shortages loom for Ireland
Growers and industry specialists are warning that consumers in Ireland can expect a shortage of fruit and vegetables for the rest of 2023.
Concern about forecast for decline in Australia’s winter crops
The production of winter crops in Australia is expected to fall sharply during the coming season from the record highs experienced during the past few seasons.
Heavy rain in China damages millions of tons of wheat
Prolonged rainfall on a scale rarely seen before is severely hampering wheat production in China, resulting in crops becoming infecting with blight and leading to preharvest sprouting.
Brazil declares animal health emergency after bird flu outbreak
The world's largest poultry exporter, Brazil, has declared a 180-day animal health emergency starting on Monday, 23 May.
‘Ethical pork law’ a threat to US farmers’ viability – claim
The implementation of Proposition 12 in California may be the final straw for many pig farmers across the US. This is according to Dwight Mogler, a large-scale pig producer in...
‘Using sheep to trim fields at solar plants benefits everyone’
When the owners of a solar farm near the small town of Kamenica in eastern Kosovo became tired of wasting the plant’s own energy to keep the site tidy, they...
Dutch livestock farmers to receive payment for halting operations
The EU has approved a €1,5 billion (about R20,23 billion) scheme that will allow the Dutch government to buy out farmers in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions in that...
Russian export ban could scupper Black Sea grain deal, G7 warned
There are renewed fears that the deal brokered by the UN and Turkey in July 2022, which guarantees safe passage for grain trapped in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports due to...
US orange harvest expected to reach 86-year low this season
The 2022/23 orange crop in the US is forecast to be the smallest since 1937, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Italy to clamp down on lab-grown meat
Farmer groups in Italy have welcomed a government-backed bill tabled in that country’s parliament that could ultimately result in the banning of laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic food.
Food security under pressure as Ukraine export corridor deal stalls
The UN-brokered deal that has created a protected sea transit corridor for grain exported from Ukraine's three ports on the Black Sea expires later this month.
Commodity markets jittery as EU deforestation regulation looms
The new EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains, which comes into effect later this year, has been met with mixed reaction by stakeholders.
