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Final crop areas, yields, livestock populations and agricultural workforce At June 2016 - United Kingdom.

Which Member States are the biggest producers of cereals, tomatoes or apples? And which produce the most meat from cattle, pigs or poultry?

The FranceAgriMer board specialised in “white meats” met last 29 November under the presidency of Mr. Jean-Michel Schaeffer to evaluate the conditions of the market for pork and fowl.

There were 4,362 reported foodborne outbreaks in 2015. The most common cause of outbreaks was Salmonella associated with consumption of eggs. However, the number of Salmonella outbreaks has fallen by 41% since 2010.

In the case of pork, the high foreign demand has encouraged the increase in exports, alleviating the lower domestic demand.

The EU ended, last Thursday 8 December, the lawsuit regarding the implementation of the “Nitrates Directive”.

"Simplification and modernisation will be the key words and the main goals of the Statement on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy..."

Consumers are set to benefit from downward pressure on global meat prices during 2017, according to Rabobank, the leading food and agribusiness bank.

The memorandum will allow to start the work to establish the requirements that must be fulfilled by those interested in selling pig offal.

Between January and September the pig slaughterings, as well as the weights at slaughter and the exports, have grown in Portugal.

The European Commission has decided to authorize, through Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2261, its use for all species of animals.

Costs due to ASF outbreaks exceeded 1,200 million rubles, that’s 12.6 times more than in 2015.

The United States retail market for organic products is valued at more than $43 billion—and consumer demand for organic products is booming.

Despite the considerable progress made in the last trilogues, no final agreement could be reached before the end of the year.