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Research and commercialization of genetically modified organisms (GMO) are expected to gain momentum in China after years of GM crop decline amid public safety concerns.

50 percent of the total production goes to the poultry sector and 15.9 percent to the pig sector.

Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014.

The approved text would entitle member states to pass legally binding acts restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of GMO crops even after they have been authorised at EU level.

The total feed production in Spain reached 27,842,467 tonnes in 2013, and this entails a drop by 4.6% with respect to year 2012.

According to Rosselkhoznadzor, laboratory tests of Canadian pig product consignments exported to Russia demonstrated consistent increase in detections of harmful substances including ractopamine.

MEPs voted to remove the Council-backed idea of a phase of negotiations with the GMO company, and supported plans to allow member states to ban GMO crops on environmental grounds.

FAO Director-General urges a review of market governance institutions to boost voice of smallholders.

The NOSHAN project will turn food waste – in particular fruit, vegetables and dairy – into animal feed, at low cost and, while keeping energy consumption low.

The user-friendly program, which can be downloaded free of charge from EFSA’s website.

Copa-Cogeca released final EU-28 cereals estimates for the 2014/15 marketing year, showing a bumper crop up 6.1% on last years levels.

Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years.

According to the last estimates of the CONAB, the production of cereals in Brazil will reach 195.46 million tonnes: a growth by 3.6% with respect to the previous year.

The production of cereals in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 2014/15 season will keep high, exceeding 220 million tonnes, although it will be 1.4% lower than in the previous season.

Soybean imports will shrink in the second half as demand declines, the result of a slowdown in meat demand and high import volumes in the first six months.

According to DEFRA, following improvements during the early 1990s, the FCR for the pig fattening herd increased (i.e. more feed required per unit increase in pig weight), albeit with some fluctuations, particularly in recent years.