Unfavourable start to the season for spring cereals in Kazakhstan
According to the June 2023 issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin – Global Outlook on Kazakhstan, early growth of spring...
Which regions are focused on cereals and milk production?
Cereals and milk are key agricultural products in the EU. The value of total cereal production in the EU was €64.4...
Agriculture & forestry energy consumption stable in 2021
The amount of energy used (known as energy consumption) directly by the agriculture and forestry sector in the EU was...
Delayed sowing campaign of winter cereals
According to the November edition of the JRC MARS Bulletin crop monitoring in Europe, unfavourable weather conditions in large parts...
Wildfires in the Mediterranean: EFFIS data reveal extent this summer
This year’s fire season in Europe has been devastating for humans and the environment.
Divergence in land CO2 flux estimates: new research offers more consistent accounting
The gap between countries’ and global models’ measuring shows net-zero emissions need to be achieved earlier, up to five years...
Wildfires in the EU: 2022 was the second-worst year, a warning from a changing climate
In 2022, land roughly the size of Corsica was scorched by wildfires in the EU, according to the latest report...
Milk production growth comes to a standstill in 2022
EU farms produced an estimated 160.0 million tonnes of raw milk in 2022, indicating a year-on-year decrease of 0.3 million...
186 milhões de EUR da Comissão Europeia para promover produtos agroalimentares dentro e fora da UE em 2024
European Commission Comunicado de imprensa Brussels, 17 Nov 2023 A Comissão Europeia afetará 185,9 milhões de EUR em 2024 ao financiamento...
Agriculture output: 19% value rise fuelled by price surge
In 2022, agricultural output in the EU was valued at €537.5 billion (bn) in basic prices, equivalent to an increase...
Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa
The October edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
One Health: EFSA joins forces with EU agencies
The statement was signed on the occasion of the One Health Conference – One Health for All, All for One...
Commission welcomes agreement between European Parliament and Council on Nature Restoration Law
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Nature Restoration Law....
Sharp decline in cereal production in 2022
In 2022, an estimated 270.9 million tonnes of cereals were harvested across the EU. This was 26.7 million tonnes less...
Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken meat and chicken meat products
Chicken meat and chicken meat products (kebab) are the likely source of a multi-country outbreak caused by three types of...
Most of the 9.1 million farms in the EU are family-run
There were 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, the vast majority of which (an estimated 93%) can be...
Comissão congratula-se com acordo político para reforçar a proteção concedida aos produtos alimentares e bebidas de qualidade
European Commission Comunicado de imprensa Brussels, 24 Oct 2023 A Comissão Europeia congratula-se com o acordo político hoje alcançado pelo...
Worsened yield outlook for summer crops in south-eastern Europe
The downward revision of the yield forecasts for grain maize (-2%) and sunflowers (-5%) at EU level is mainly due...
Contrasting weather conditions affect crops in Europe
Strongly contrasting patterns of drier- and wetter-than-usual conditions.
Agrivoltaics alone could double EU photovoltaics capacity goals for 2030
Combining farming and solar photovoltaic electricity production – known as agrivoltaics – on a mere 1% of EU utilised agricultural...
Low cereal yields expected in parts of East Africa, Central and South Asia and Central America
Main findings of the September global overview: In Southern Africa, towards the end of the winter cropping season, positive production...
Drought Risk Atlas: heightened risk threatens the environment and the economy
In recent years, droughts have significantly affected regions across the EU. However, accurate assessment and quantification of drought risks and...
Which EU regions rely heavily on agriculture?
In 2020, approximately 4.5% of the EU’s total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture, forestry, and...
Vaccination of poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza – Available vaccines and vaccination strategies
Background to the scientific opinion The European Union (EU) has experienced an epidemic A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in...
AgriJovem 2023: Representação da Comissão Europeia sensibiliza jovens para oportunidades profissionais na agricultura
A Representação da Comissão Europeia em Portugal organiza no dia 13 de outubro, no Instituto Superior de Agronomia, em Lisboa, uma iniciativa inédita...
Low yields and low grain quality of wheat and barley in Kazakhstan
In August and September, frequent and abundant rainfall hampered the harvest of spring cereals in northern and eastern regions, further...
September floods: EU’s CEMS forecasts and maps helped response and aid efforts
After the devastating floods in Slovenia, Norway and Sweden during August, September brought more floods and destruction across various regions....
JRC MARS Bulletin – Global outlook for Türkiye
fAPAR anomaly map: Region I: Kocaeli, Zonguldag, Kastamonu, Samsun, Trabzon, Tekirdag, Istambul. Reg. II: Konya, Ankara, Bursa, Manisa, Aydin, Izmir,...
Good outlook for crop yields in Russia, despite weather extremes
Yield expectations for spring cereals are average. Wet conditions hampered the harvesting of both winter and spring cereals, raising concerns...
EU aquaculture in 2021: 1.1 million tonnes farmed
In 2021, an estimated 1.1 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the EU, valued at €4.2 billion. Aquaculture,...
Avian influenza: EFSA recommends increased protection of farms from wild birds
Between 24 June and 1 September 2023, HPAI outbreaks were reported in domestic (25) and wild (482) birds across 21...
Acute slowdown in agricultural output price rises
Agricultural price indices data released by Eurostat today show that the recent price growth of agricultural commodities in the EU...
Missão da UE «Pacto Europeu para os Solos»: 90 milhões de EUR para 17 novos projetos a favor de solos saudáveis
O artigo foi publicado originalmente em Comissão Europeia.
Estado da União de 2023: Realizações pela Comissão von der Leyen – Quinta da Cholda
A exploração de João Coimbra no centro de Portugal, Quinta da Cholda, foi fundada no início do século XX e...
Below-average maize yield expected in EU
The downward revision for grain maize is mainly due to a worsened outlook for summer crops in Romania, Bulgaria, and...
Plant pests on the horizon? New EFSA dashboard to spot them
In collaboration with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health...
Following the expiry of the restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports of grain and other foodstuff to the EU, Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports
The European Commission has analysed the data related to the impact of the exports of 4 categories of agricultural products...
Likely High production in the south; negative outlook towards the east
Despite the positive yield outlook for winter cereals at national level, adverse conditions in more eastern parts of the country...
Following the expiry of the restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports of grain and other foodstuff to the EU, Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports
O artigo foi publicado originalmente em European Commission.
Global Food Crises – mid-year update 2023
The Global Report on Food Crises (GFRC) 2023, in its mid-year update confirms the disheartening reality of the world’s food...
