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Drought and high temperatures negatively affected oilseeds yields in many regions of the EU. Particularly rapeseed production suffered from the unfavorable weather conditions.

The dry summer months and limited feed supplies are anticipated to accelerate the slaughter of cattle and hogs this year.

The EU-28 chicken sector is expected to grow in 2018 and 2019, driven a by slow but steady increase in domestic demand.

EU-28 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2018/19 is estimated at 3.5 million MT, 12 percent lower compared to the previous campaign due to unfavorable weather conditions....

The prolonged and ongoing drought in Northern Europe and the Baltics is significantly affecting arable crop and animal feed production in the EU.

On June 6, 2018 the EU published permanent Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for fosetyl-al (the sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl) on tree nuts.

The EU28 grain harvest is now well under way, having started earlier than normal in most Member States due to a very dry spring.

On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated....

On July 1, 2018, Austria took over the rotation Presidency of the Council of the EU. This report provides an overview of the Presidency’s priorities for the next six months.

On July 2, 2018, 4,718 MT of beef was imported into the fresh 2018/19 High Quality Beef (HQB) quota.

Although this European Commission has already done a lot of work on endocrine disruptors, there remain many concerns regarding this issue.

On June 14, 2018, an agreement on the successor to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was reached for 2021-2030.