Reading Time: 3 minutes Tracts of countryside in Spain are likely to turn into desert or waste dumps unless the European Union provides enough support to young farmers to stop them from leaving the land for the city. Measures to support young farmers will be part of draft proposals due on Oct. 12 for overhauling the bloc s controversial […] Read more
Young European Farmers Leaving The Land
New demand shown for Canadian corn, in Spain
Two cargoes of Canadian corn were shipped to Spain in just over a month, a rare occurrence that underscores strong demand for the feed grain in Europe. Transport Canada spokeswoman Josianne Martel said on Wednesday that two ships, the Rodlo and Great Mary, left the port of Sorel, Que., with Canadian corn for Spain. The […] Read more
EU Cuts Back As Grain Mountain Builds
Reading Time: 2 minutes European grain farmers can expect volatile prices after Brussels partially removes a safety net in May, and cannot readily switch to other crops and will have to deal with market forces as best they can. As part of a drive towards a free market, from May 31 the European Union will suspend automatic “intervention,” the […] Read more
UN Warns Low Prices Could Discourage Production – for Feb. 16, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent drop in food prices could discourage farmers from sowing crops and cut supplies to an increasingly hungry world, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said Jan. 26. FAO chief Jacques Diouf said in an interview on the sidelines of the High Level meeting on Food Security for All in […] Read more
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