Category: Agriculture
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The EU agri-food trade surplus reached €4.4bn in February. Lower import values improved the monthly balance, while movement in cocoa, cereals, oilseeds, pigmeat, fruit, nuts, and oils continues to shape cost exposure for processors.
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UNECE has developed guidance to reduce food loss across fresh and dried produce supply chains. The work links commercial quality standards with grading, handling, storage, and market routes that keep more product in use.
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RespectFarms has installed a cultivated meat production unit on a working dairy farm in Zuid-Holland. The project tests a decentralised model that places cell-culture production inside existing agricultural infrastructure.
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AHDB’s latest cereal estimates point to tighter UK supply. Feed, bioethanol, milling, brewing, malting, distilling, and food manufacturing demand are all exposed to revised wheat, barley, maize, and oat balances.
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The University of Lincoln’s RoboCrops exhibit has highlighted an AI and robotics system capable of detecting subtle plant stress, disease risk, and performance differences before they are visible to the human eye, supporting work on crop resilience and food security.
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Aldi has announced more than £5bn in long-term agreements with British suppliers, covering fresh produce, dairy, meat, and eggs. The retailer is seeking greater sourcing certainty as farmers and food producers continue to manage cost and capacity pressure.
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The EU has suspended customs tariffs on key nitrogen fertilisers for one year. The measure covers products including urea and ammonia as input costs continue to shape agricultural production, crop planning, and downstream food manufacturing prices.
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Allround Vegetable Processing has appointed Manter Nordic as its dealer for Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, strengthening local access to vegetable and potato processing, weighing, packaging, palletising, installation, and technical support.
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Belgian egg recalls have widened into a cross-border safety case. The outbreak linked to Laerco BV has put poultry-house sampling, egg traceability, heat treatment, and recall systems back under scrutiny across European food production.
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Food-sector leaders are calling for a national food resilience plan. The proposal links climate adaptation with farming, water, cooling, cold chain infrastructure, logistics, and manufacturing continuity.