The WHO's imprudence or the last drop
The European market is saturated with pork since late summer. The WHO's report has been an ice-cold shower for the whole of the European pig sector.
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European Commission formally proposes support for EU farmers
The Commission proposes that European farmers receive emergency support of an additional €700 million compared to the draft budget proposed in May.
"Enjoy, it's from Europe": Over €100 million to promote European agriculture in 2016
In 2016 European producers will benefit from programmes worth €111 million to find new markets and promote consumption outside and inside the EU.
Pig crisis in France: MPB session once again suspended
Two buyers, SA Bernard and SA Charles (Jean Floc'h group) did not attend the meeting.
Value of pork traded within EU falls
With unit prices around 10% lower than in January-June 2014, at just under €1.90 per kg, the value of the trade was 7% lower.
Commission adopts first elements of €500 million package for farmers
Furthermore, the Commission continues to monitor closely the pigmeat market and is ready to activate an enhanced Private Storage Aid scheme for pigmeat.
Step by step or nature's inexorability
We think that in October the price will still fall in Spain. A correction for the alignment with our neighbours is prevailing.
France: Cooperl also chooses to apply its own price
Cooperl has decided to pay its live pigs supplier partners a provisional base price that has in mind the market situation.
New crisis in the relevant French pig market
Daniel Picart, president of the Marché du Porc Breton, relevant French market, left his post on Thursday. The MPB suspended its trading, scheduled for Thursday, postponing it to a later date.
France: The Agriculture Minister calls for new types of contract for the pig sector
In order to encourage new contractual arrangements in the pig sector, the Ministry of Agriculture offers various stakeholders a working document.
Agricultural crisis: €500m aid package not enough, say MEPs
Many MEPs called for new market measures to tackle price volatility and further support for farmers to find new foreign outlets.
Private Storage Aid schemes for pigmeat will be extended to fresh lard
Private Storage Aid schemes for pigmeat will be extended to fresh lard, responding to the proposal that some of the so - called 'fifth - quarter cuts' should be included.
FAO meat price remained stable in August
In contrast to the general downward trend, meat prices in August remained virtually unchanged from the previous month.
Copa and Cogeca warn new EU Commission aid package far from sufficient
Copa and Cogeca warn new EU Commission aid package far from sufficient to improve drastic EU situation hitting agriculture markets caused mainly by Russian crisis.
Crisis in the pig and dairy sectors: the Commission put forward a package of measures
In response to the difficulties currently being faced by these sectors the Commission put forward a package of measures worth EUR 500 millions.
Russia: pork production is forecast to increase in 2016
FAS Moscow forecasts pork production to grow 5 percent over the revised 2015 level and reach 2.78 MMT in 2016.