The country experienced predominantly favourable weather conditions throughout the summer of 2023, with above-average rainfall in July.  The southern-central oblasts...

The country experienced predominantly favourable weather conditions throughout the summer of 2023, with above-average rainfall in July.  The southern-central oblasts...

According to the February 2023 issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin – Crop monitoring in Europe, thermal conditions since the...

As we are taking stock of this year’s deadly wildfires, some worrying trends emerge. Protected areas appear to have a...

O regresso do lobo às regiões da UE onde está ausente há muito tempo conduz cada vez mais a conflitos...

Supporting the Commission report on front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling, the JRC reviewed the scientific literature on existing and proposed FOP...

Forest is one of most extended ecosystems in Europe, covering 35% of the land area. Preservation efforts are key, as...

Main findings of the July global overview: The main cereal season has been completed in the Southern Africa region. Aggregate...

Main findings of the July global overview: The main cereal season has been completed in the Southern Africa region. Aggregate...

In 2022, EU countries produced almost 34.3 billion (bn) litres of beer containing alcohol and 1.6 bn litres of beer which contained...

Critical wildfires have devastated countries across the EU and the Mediterranean in the last week. This is on top of...

The forecast for sunflowers suffered the strongest downward revision, to 5% below the 5-year average, mainly due to the worsened...

In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a...

Little is known about the organisms that live in our soils. In recent years, DNA analyses have helped to better...

In addition to input costs remaining above long-term average and some agricultural commodity prices declining, EU farmers have had to...

From 29 April to 23 June, HPAI affected an extended range of wild bird species from the northernmost parts of...

A Comissão publica um estudo sobre o pedido do Conselho de dados adicionais relativos à utilização sustentável de produtos fitofarmacêuticos,...

Main findings of the June global overview: At the end of the main cereal season, favourable production prospects are expected...

Main findings of the June global overview: At the end of the main cereal season, favourable production prospects are expected...

EFSA did not identify any critical areas of concern in its peer review of the risk assessment of the active...

A Comissão adotou hoje um pacote de medidas para a utilização sustentável dos principais recursos naturais, que permitirá igualmente reforçar a resiliência...

Por que razão é necessário rever a legislação da UE relativa aos materiais de reprodução vegetal e florestal? Os materiais...

O que são as novas técnicas genómicas (NTG)? As novas técnicas genómicas (NTG) são ferramentas inovadoras que podem contribuir para...

Por que razão precisamos agora de legislação da UE sobre os solos? Mais de 60 % dos solos europeus são pouco saudáveis e...

Por que razão é importante reduzir o desperdício alimentar? O desperdício alimentar tem um enorme impacto económico, social e ambiental....

The consumption of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen and phosphorus) in agricultural production in the EU was 10.9 million tonnes in 2021,...

Winter wheat is in better shape than spring cereals, particularly in southern Kazakhstan, and yield expectations are above the 5-year...

Despite the positive yield outlook for winter cereals at national level, adverse conditions in more eastern parts of the country...

The Commission proposes to mobilise additional EU funding for EU farmers impacted by adverse climatic events, high input costs, and diverse market...

The data on agricultural price indices published by Eurostat today highlight that there were ongoing price increases for agricultural commodities...

The area used for organic agricultural production in the EU continues to increase. It expanded from 14.7 million hectares (ha)...

The negative impact is particularly strong for spring barley, for which the yield forecast at EU level was revised downward...

A severe drought has been affecting the western Mediterranean, reducing soil moisture and river flows, and stunting plants and crops...

High yields are expected in the southern and eastern parts of the country. Despite the Russian war against Ukraine, total...

New study looking into drivers of soil biodiversity finds that a higher richness and diversity of soil bacteria and fungi...

Climate change is increasingly putting strain on ecosystems and societies. International policy frameworks such as the UN Framework Convention for...

Drought conditions were particularly intense in March, negatively affecting the photosynthesis of winter cereals since the flowering stage, and accelerating...

Although crops were affected in many areas a fair yield outlook is maintained in most regions, except in the Iberian...

A new Joint Research Centre (JRC) study reports the incidence, and estimates the potential pressure by invasive alien species (IAS),...

A multi-annual drought event across the continent According to the latest report from the Global Drought Observatory (pdf), prolonged and...