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.
Francisco Manuel Fernández Pérez, COAG representative, warned during the VIII BusinessAGRO Tertulia about the consequences of heatwaves in the final stretch of summer.
Agricultural organizations and cooperatives are calling for food production to be considered a strategic objective of the European Union, and they warn of the consequences of integrating agricultural policy into national plans that will merge different EU budget lines.
Agraya identifies five areas in which farms can strengthen their resilience to increasingly frequent heatwaves.
The European Commission plans to carry out 58 on-site inspections in countries exporting agri-food products to the EU market, 107% more than in 2025.
The trade fair will bring together more than 760 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions in Hong Kong from Wednesday.
Germany remains the leading destination, followed by France and the United Kingdom, in a first half marked by lower volumes and higher export value
The two organisations have filed a complaint with Spain’s Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs over the possible sale of fruit and vegetables from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory without this being stated on the label.
Now that the cherry season has ended, we interviewed Mónica Tierno Díaz, the general manager of the Valle del Jerte Cooperative Association.
In 2023, about 43% of EU farms reported having internet access. Some northern and central European countries such as Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, Czechia, and Austria, had rates above 90%.
Weak summer consumption, high volumes of stored meat and stalled live cattle exports are squeezing feedlot margins, discouraging restocking amid declining profitability.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching a two-day meeting on Tuesday, 18 August, to address the financing gap constraining the transformation of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
Castilla-La Mancha has nearly 44,000 hectares dedicated to certified seed production, mainly barley and wheat.
