The European Commission has launched an on-line consultation on the role of family farming with a view to identifying key challenges and priorities for the future.
However, considering the popularity of these foods and the severe implications that infection with Listeria monocytogenes can have on health, vigilance is required by everyone in the food chain.
The 2nd meeting of the High Level Steering Board (HLSB) of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) "Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability" has taken place in Brussels today (Thursday July 11).
World total cereal production is forecast to increase by about 7 percent in 2013 compared to last year, helping to replenish global inventories and raise expectations for more stable markets in 2013/14.
One needle to deflate prices again would be a change for cooler in the US weather outlook, whose turn hotter has been the driving force behind the rally which has driven corn prices up 4.0%, soybean prices up 3.9%, and wheat prices up 2.8%
