Stop African swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is a disease that affects domestic and wild pigs. Although it is harmless to humans, it can...
Livestock population in numbers
The EU has a substantial livestock population: there were 143 million pigs, 77 million bovine animals, 62 million sheep* and 12 million...
UE e China assinam um acordo histórico que protege as indicações geográficas europeias
A UE e a China assinaram hoje um acordo bilateral que visa proteger contra a imitação e a usurpação 100...
Slight increase in EU27 agri-food trade despite Coronavirus and Brexit challenges
Continued strong exports of EU pork and wheat helped to mitigate the trade challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit in the...
European Commission seeks feedback on its long-term vision for rural areas
Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its new initiative for a long-term vision for rural areas. This consultation aims...
Questions and Answers – European Green Deal: Commission prepares new initiatives to boost the organic farming sector
Organic farming is a type of farming supported by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that can help deliver on the...
Pacto Ecológico Europeu: Comissão prepara novas iniciativas para impulsionar o setor da agricultura biológica
A Comissão Europeia lançou hoje uma consulta pública sobre o seu futuro plano de ação para a agricultura biológica. Este setor desempenhará...
Import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated at €zero per tonne
Following a reduced forecast of the 2020/21 maize harvest that led to an increase of US maize prices, the import...
How bread and cereals prices vary across the EU
In 2019, the price of bread and cereals across the EU was around three times as high in the most expensive Member State...
How meat prices compare across the EU
If you are planning to buy some meat for a barbecue in the last few weeks of summer, you might...
Common Agricultural Policy, 1964 movie
The CAP came into force in 1962. The modernising European agriculture had to face different issues. This 1964 movie illustrates...
EU27 agri-food trade – latest data for January-April 2020
The strong performance of the EU’s pork and wheat exports helped to mitigate the trade challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit...
Allergenicity assessment of GM plants: stakeholders to support working group
EFSA is setting up a stakeholder consultative group to support its upcoming work on the allergenicity assessment of genetically modified
European Commission seeks feedback on the CAP’s impact on natural resources
Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the common agricultural policy (CAP)’s impact on natural resources, including biodiversity,...
A ação da UE teve poucos efeitos sobre o declínio dos polinizadores selvagens, afirma o Tribunal de Contas Europeu
Segundo um novo relatório do Tribunal de Contas Europeu (TCE), as medidas da UE não garantiram a proteção dos polinizadores...
A utilização da água na agricultura da UE é sustentável?
Dado que os agricultores são grandes consumidores de água doce, o Tribunal de Contas Europeu está a avaliar o impacto...
Coronavírus: Comissão adota novas medidas excecionais para apoiar o setor vitivinícola
A Comissão adotou hoje um pacote adicional de medidas excecionais para apoiar o setor vitivinícola, na sequência da crise do...
Short-term outlook: Good production prospects for many agricultural sectors, overall sector should benefit from reopening of foodservice
Many uncertainties remain around the scale of the impact of the coronavirus crisis and the economic recovery. Nonetheless the food
New update of import duties for maize, sorghum and rye
Due to a sharp increase in maize prices on the world market, the import duty for maize, sorghum and rye...
Agri-food trade strong and stable in the first months of 2020
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak in the opening months of 2020, the EU’s agri-food trade remained strong. The...
Commission publishes EU feed protein balance sheet for 2019/20
For marketing year 2019/20, feed demand is forecasted to increase by 2 million tonnes of crude proteins, compared to 2018/19,...
COVID-19: Commission launches two additional calls for promotion programme proposals
To support the agri-food sector in the recovery of the COVID-19 crisis, the Commission launched two calls for proposals for...
AU-EU agrifood platform: reinforcing the link between the EU and African private sectors
Ahead of its official launch, introductory talks on the African Union-European Union agri-food platform will be held on 25 June...
Opening remarks by John Clarke at the Ghana agribusiness platform launch event
Dear Ambassador Acconcia, dear Director Edeme from the African Union Commission, dear Ghanaian and European colleagues and friends, allow me...
Increased support for EU farmers affected by the COVID-19 crisis: Council adopts exceptional measures
Today, the Council adopted a regulation which allows member states, as an exceptional measure, to pay up to EUR 7...
Pigs at slaughter: measures to address welfare concerns
Most of the hazards related to welfare of pigs at slaughter are due to inadequate staff skills and poorly designed...
O solo conta ?
A vida na terra depende do solo. O solo fornece comida, limpa a água, protege a biodiversidade e captura carbono.
Pigmeat production in March 2020 higher than March 2019
In March 2020, EU slaughterhouses produced 2.0 million tonnes of pigmeat (in carcass weight) and 0.6 million tonnes of bovine...
Needs of farmers and agri-food companies are significant
Based on the feedback of 7,600 farmers and 2,200 agri-food companies across the EU, 24 country-specific fi-compass reports present the...
A biodiversidade das terras agrícolas continua em declínio apesar das medidas específicas da PAC
De acordo com um novo relatório do Tribunal de Contas Europeu (TCE), a política agrícola comum (PAC) não foi capaz...
Challenges for agri-food trade in February 2020
February 2020 presented a number of challenges for agri-food trade, including the Covid-19 pandemic, US tariffs, and UK’s withdrawal from
Sales of pesticides in the EU
Statistics on sales of pesticides are used as an indicator of pesticide consumption in agriculture. Over the period 2011-2018, the...
Imports of organic tropical fruit increased in the EU, while imports of organic cereals declined in 2019
Overall, imports of organic agri-food products remained stable between 2018 and 2019. In terms of products, imports of organic cereals
Perguntas e respostas sobre o orçamento da UE: a política agrícola comum e a política comum das pescas
Para ajudar a reparar os danos económicos e sociais causados pela pandemia de coronavírus, impulsionar a recuperação da economia
Cow’s milk collection in March 2020 up on March 2019
An estimated 12.7 million tonnes of cows’ milk were collected from EU farms in March 2020, which was +1.2% higher...
Employment in food supply across EU regions
In 2019, 15.9 million people aged over 15 were employed in the food supply sector in the European Union (EU),...
Relatório: Utilização sustentável de produtos fitofarmacêuticos
Os produtos fitofarmacêuticos (PFF) são pesticidas utilizados para proteger culturas. O quadro da UE visa alcançar uma utilização sustentável dos
The CAP reform’s compatibility with the Green Deal’s ambition
The common agricultural policy (CAP) reform, proposed by the European Commission in June 2018, introduces a more flexible, performance and
A new way of working for the future of farming
The future common agricultural policy (CAP) puts forward a modernised and simplified approach to enable EU agriculture to meet the...
Reforçar a resiliência da Europa: travar a perda de biodiversidade e criar um sistema alimentar saudável e sustentável
A Comissão Europeia adotou hoje uma nova Estratégia de Biodiversidade com o objetivo de trazer a natureza de volta às...
