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NewsQueensland's AgForce seeks safeguards on climate commitments in proposed Australia-EU free trade deal
The farm group says the deal keeps EU quotas on Australian beef, sheepmeat and sugar while binding climate terms risk becoming non-tariff barriers.
NewsSorghum could replace about 90% of Europe's feed maize, INRAE study finds
Research by INRAE and AgroParisTech projects higher European sorghum yields under climate change, with the crop able to displace most maize in livestock feed.
NewsFEFAC's 70th annual meeting to focus on EU protein plan's 35% home-grown feed protein benchmark
Registration is open for the April 2027 meeting in Luxembourg, which will also weigh how Mercosur, Ukraine and EU-US trade are reshaping feed supply chains.
NewsDanish Shipping calls for equal EU safety rules for all livestock carriers
The shipowners' group wants non-EU-flagged vessels exporting animals from Europe to face the same survey and approval as EU-flagged ships.
NewsEU expected to decide on Brazilian poultry and honey imports by November
Brazil anticipates the EU will lift its suspension on poultry and honey imports following a favourable technical inspection of antimicrobial controls.
NewsIndonesia seeks European partners for tilapia and seaweed value chains
Indonesia's fisheries ministry is inviting European investment in tilapia seed, feed efficiency and fish health, and in seaweed processing.
NewsEgypt farmed fish, crustaceans to gain EU market access from November
A new EU regulation extends Egypt's fishery export authorisation to farmed finfish and crustaceans from 4 November.
NewsEU suspends poultry imports from bird flu-hit zones in Canada, UK and US
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2268 covers live poultry, hatching eggs and fresh poultry meat from six zones, while unaffected regions keep EU access.
NewsSwitzerland halts Brazilian meat imports after adopting EU antimicrobial ban
The suspension has applied since 3 September under the common Swiss-EU veterinary area, with imports able to resume if an EU review of Brazilian products is positive.
NewsFrance sees smallest corn harvest in half a century
EU output falls to 48.2 million tonnes, the lowest this century, with the bloc's imports forecast 22% higher as Black Sea supply stays constrained.
NewsEU's new €3 parcel duty takes aim at low-value e-commerce imports from 1 July
The EU has replaced its duty-free exemption for parcels under €150 with a per-item charge targeting Chinese platforms, also covering low-value pet product imports.
NewsEU bans Brazilian meat over antibiotic rules, Spanish farm groups claim vindication
Brussels excludes Brazil from its approved exporter list from 3 September over unproven antimicrobial controls, a move Spanish farmers say justifies their opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal.
NewsEU adopts two-tier gene-editing rules, easing path for new crop varieties
The New Genomic Techniques regulation exempts crops with only minor genetic edits from GMO risk assessment and labelling requirements, while more complex edits remain under existing GMO law.
NewsPoland pushes EU poultry standards as Philippine imports surge to 67,296 tonnes
Polish poultry industry group KRD-IG says the Philippines is becoming an increasingly important market, with EU poultry imports rising nearly twentyfold in two years.
NewsBrazil races to avert EU animal product export ban as September 3 deadline approaches
Agriculture Minister André de Paula says Brazil is pursuing technical, diplomatic, and political channels to negotiate a transition period before EU antimicrobial rules take effect.