
France mobilises more than €1 billion to support agriculture after drought and extreme heat
France has mobilised more than €1 billion to assist farms affected by a summer marked by successive heatwaves, exceptional drought and numerous wildfires.

France has mobilised more than €1 billion to assist farms affected by a summer marked by successive heatwaves, exceptional drought and numerous wildfires.

The Agriculture Committee wants to restore the previous thresholds for pig and poultry farms, streamline registration and prevent farmers from having to resubmit information already provided under the CAP.

Germany remains the leading destination, followed by France and the United Kingdom, in a first half marked by lower volumes and higher export value

Spain’s fruit and vegetable market is becoming increasingly dependent on supplies from outside the European Union.

Imports reached 1.57 million tonnes between September 2025 and May 2026, up 15% on the previous marketing year.

European cereal production is expected to lose ground in 2026 after the recovery recorded last year. Protein crops also offer a favourable outlook, although Copa-Cogeca warns that weather conditions could still alter the final harvest figures.

The new European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation begins to apply on August 12.

So far this year, the TRACES platform has detected a total of 15 consignments bound for the EU affected by this disease.

Spain, however, is expected to post a slight increase in the production of both fruits compared with 2025, according to data presented at Prognosfruit 2026.

The EU-Mexico agreement opens up a new scenario for Spain’s fruit and vegetable sector, which exported 3,154 tonnes to Mexico in 2025 and imported 14,041 tonnes.

The World Avocado Organization focuses on Fruitnet Tropicals Congress to analyse avocado consumption in Europe and the strategies needed to drive the category forward in both mature and emerging markets.

Bayer partners with U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fight hunger and strengthen food security in vulnerable communities

It is forecast that the production of most types of livestock will decline in 2026.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced last Thursday that it will impose final tariffs ranging from 7.4% to 11.7% on certain dairy imports from the

The recently concluded EU-US agreement, further outlined in today’s joint statement, delivers nothing for the EU agriculture sector. Despite public statements from European Commission President

Usinesses remain sceptical that a new EU certification framework for carbon removals is sufficient to generate a self-sustaining market, arguing Brussels must do more to