European Parliament calls on the Commission for strategic autonomy in terms of fertilisers
The EP calls on the EC to raise the limit values for the use of nitrogen fertilisers from animal manure, such as RENURE (nitrogen recovered from manure).
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The EP calls on the EC to raise the limit values for the use of nitrogen fertilisers from animal manure, such as RENURE (nitrogen recovered from manure).
Significant increases were also recorded in pig slaughter and pork production, as well as a slight increase in apparent consumption.
Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement today on a regulation to establish the first EU-level certification framework for carbon removals.
Compared to the January report, world corn production estimated saw no significant changes, while international trade figures forecast lower exports for Brazil and a decrease in imports from the European Union. As for soybeans, the forecast for Brazilian production was cut and export estimates increased, which would counterbalance the lower forecast for U.S. shipments.
The European Commission officially adopted a regulation which grants a partial exemption for European farmers from the conditionality rule on land lying fallow.
The project, known as JAMRAI 2, aims at reducing the risk of exposure of citizens to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and is supported with €50 million under the EU4Health programme, making it the largest EU-funded action on AMR to date.
The Alabama Senate unanimously approved legislation that would prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal cells within Alabama.
The increased efforts against wild boar were adopted after the outbreak of African swine fever in wild boar in Sweden in September 2023.
The broad majority have agreed on 31 initiatives in Denmark's first animal welfare agreement.
However, the slight increase in production and imports contributed to a lower estimated apparent consumption than in 2022, which could indicate some contraction in domestic demand.
Due to the sustained heat wave, approximately 10% of the planted area for second crop soybeans will be lost in the core area.
In 2023 pork production in Germany decreased significantly, while beef production remained almost unchanged. There was a slight increase in poultry.
The drop in import volume was compensated by the increase in domestic production, which contributed to sustained apparent consumption.
Led by a record-shattering performance in Mexico and broad-based growth in other markets, U.S. pork exports set a value record in 2023.
According to Rabobank's "Global pork quarterly Q1 2024" report, production will slow in 2024.