Category: Agriculture
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COLiBRI will coordinate European research priorities for future crop breeding. The Horizon Europe project will address climate resilience, crop diversity, food security, skills, and technology access.
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Nexira has acquired Keragum to strengthen its carob supply base. The deal adds Moroccan processing capacity, sourcing relationships, and origin-level traceability for locust bean gum.
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European regulators have reviewed antimicrobial resistance monitoring across food chains. The assessment examines sampling, laboratory testing, reporting, and consistency across national surveillance programmes.
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UK food bodies want stronger policy for food security planning. Their priorities link farming, manufacturing, retail, and hospitality resilience.
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UK pork assurance has gained stronger antimicrobial stewardship evidence nationally. Antibiotic use in pigs has fallen sharply since 2015, supported by electronic Medicines Book coverage.
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Europe is tightening its approach to protein security and resilience. The Commission’s new plan links crop production, livestock strategy, processing capacity, and import dependency.
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Reflex and M&S have launched a recyclable produce punnet format. The pack gives premium tomatoes greater shelf visibility while supporting recyclable fresh produce packaging across selected 220g and 360g lines.
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Global food commodity prices softened slightly during June 2026 overall. FAO data showed cereals, sugar, and dairy falling, while vegetable oils rose and meat reached a record high.
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Heat stress has exposed serious vulnerability in Europe’s livestock production. France’s late-June heatwave killed millions of broiler chickens, while Belgian farmers reported pressure on milk output, pig growth, welfare controls, and animal handling.
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Pengelly Farms has automated potato case assembly and sealing operations. The Cornwall producer installed Endoline equipment to remove a manual bottleneck around heavy 10kg boxes after upstream grading and loading upgrades.