Eight member states have adopted a joint declaration in which they agree to address unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain as a common priority.

World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration will evaluate whether to grant a US request to suspend some $350 million in trade concessions to Indonesia for the latter's non-compliance with earlier WTO rulings, members decided during a meeting of WTO's dispute settlement body (DSB) Aug. 15.

Grazing livestock are generally seen by environmentalists as a major environmental problem. Being largely ruminants, they emit large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG) – principally methane – and they occupy land that could be producing food grains to feed the human population.

World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration will evaluate whether to grant a US request to suspend some $350 million in trade concessions to Indonesia for the latter's non-compliance with earlier WTO rulings, members decided during a meeting of WTO's dispute settlement body (DSB) Aug. 15.

Beef has been shipped from Northern Ireland to the Philippines for the first time in 22 years.

Meat processors in Northern Ireland have joined with beef and sheep farmers to warn that 'No Deal' would be a disastrous outcome from the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

China has confirmed a case of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a slaughterhouse owned by WH Group, the world’s largest pork company.

Genetically modified raw and refined sugar from Brazilian sugarcane can be sold in the U.S. after FDA sent a letter to a Brazilian company clearing the insect-resistant sugarcane as safe earlier this month.

China has confirmed a case of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a slaughterhouse owned by WH Group, the world’s largest pork company.

Denmark has confirmed its plans to build a fence along the German border in a bid to protect its pork industry from wild boar carrying African swine fever. But critics say the measure is only a symbolic gesture to appease farmers and anti-immigrant sentiments.

German Minister for Agriculture Julia Klöckner will allow exemptions to certain environmental rules in order to help farmers overcome a sharp increase in animal feed prices, but has so far refused to provide any further emergency aid to the drought-afflicted producers.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned yesterday (July 5), after proving unable to stem a flood of ethics allegations which have dogged his tenure at the agency.

This week will see national leaders gather in Brussels to take stock of the progress made in the Brexit negotiations and agree on the next steps forward, while Environment MEPs are set to assess member states’ measures to protect water sources from agricultural nitrate pollution.

The food and beverage sector along with oil and gas, mining, and transportation rank highest in terms exposure to the risk of consumption and waste of natural resources, according to a new report by insurer Allianz.

Meat processors in Northern Ireland have joined with beef and sheep farmers to warn that 'No Deal' would be a disastrous outcome from the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Recent rejections of tainted Brazilian poultry are likely to hamper the country’s efforts to normalise trade with the EU, while also showing the need to maintain strict UK controls after Brexit, a food recall expert has warned.

One of the few things that can be guaranteed about any proposal for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy is that it will attract a wide spectrum of reactions from stakeholders.