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French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Europe needs to ‘profoundly’ change its farming rules, says Macron

French farmers' union call for end of blockades

By Reuters February 1, 2024

Europe's farming sector is facing a major crisis and needs to 'profoundly' change its rules, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Brussels, reaffirming Paris is against striking the Mercosur free-trade agreement with Latin American countries.

An effigy and a placard reading “Our end will be your hunger” are attached to a tractor as farm vehicles are lined up during a blockade by farmers on the A4 highway to protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances that are shared by farmers across Europe, in Jossigny, near Paris, France, January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

EU plans curbs on Ukraine farm imports to calm angry farmers

Measures possible for other farm produce if markets disrupted

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters January 31, 2024

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.

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Belgian farmers block roads to Zeebrugge port as French protests spill over

Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads across Europe

By Reuters January 30, 2024

Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday.

File photo of sunset over port facilities at Odesa. (Mixarde/iStock/Getty Images)

Ukraine to punish firms for violating farm exports rules to Eastern Europe

Cheap Ukrainian exports have sparked protests in neighbouring countries

By Reuters January 29, 2024

Ukraine on Monday said it has tightened rules related to certain food exports, imposing a six-month trading ban for any companies violating the regulations, to ease tensions with bordering countries.

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EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval

Current approval expires Dec. 15

By Marine Strauss, Philip Blenkinsop October 14, 2023

Brussels | Reuters — European Union governments failed on Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, […] Read more

File photo of a bulk vessel at a port grain terminal at Constanta, Romania. (Sergii Zhmurchak/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Romania, Ukraine to work on grain import-export licensing system

Three other EU countries have bans in place

By Reuters September 21, 2023

Bucharest | Reuters — Romania will work with Ukraine over the next 30 days on a grain export control plan that will help protect Romanian farmers, Agriculture Minister Florin Barbu […] Read more

File photo of barley being unloaded at a grain terminal in Ukraine on June 23, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Igor Tkachenko)

Crops, Markets

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grain

European Commission decides not to extend ban

By Alan Charlish, Julia Payne September 15, 2023

Brussels/Warsaw | Reuters — Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, the governments said on Friday, after the European Commission decided not to extend […] Read more

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EU ag commissioner pushes for extension of Ukraine grain import ban

Restrictions due to expire Friday

By Julia Payne, Luiza Ilie September 12, 2023

Brussels/Bucharest | Reuters — The EU agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday said he believes the European Commission should extend a temporary ban on Ukraine imports into five neighouring EU states, […] Read more

Trucks wait for crossing into Poland at the Rava-Ruska border checkpoint in Ukraine’s Lviv region on April 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Roman Baluk)

Crops, Markets

EU sets Ukraine grain import restrictions in five countries until June 5

Supports pledged for farmers in those countries

By Reuters May 2, 2023

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said on Tuesday it set restrictions until June 5 on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess […] Read more

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Deal reached to resume Ukraine grain transit with five EU countries

Agreement includes support package for local farmers

By Reuters April 29, 2023

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said Friday it had reached a deal in principle to allow transit of Ukrainian grain to resume through five European Union countries that […] Read more

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Europe needs to ‘profoundly’ change its farming rules, says Macron

EU plans curbs on Ukraine farm imports to calm angry farmers

Belgian farmers block roads to Zeebrugge port as French protests spill over

Ukraine to punish firms for violating farm exports rules to Eastern Europe

EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval

Romania, Ukraine to work on grain import-export licensing system

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grain

EU ag commissioner pushes for extension of Ukraine grain import ban

EU sets Ukraine grain import restrictions in five countries until June 5

Deal reached to resume Ukraine grain transit with five EU countries

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