AgraFood Europe

摘要

The importance of dietary fads; UK import slump; Beet producers will receive 60% of the calculated income loss as compensation, it became clear at a recent SCA meeting; The EU came close to exceeding its limits for subsidised dairy exports in 2004/2005; Following last year's bumper harvest, The EU could be forced to spend almost 8 times its original budget on cereal intervention in 2005; New member states are likely to enjoy a 50% rise in agriculture incomes over the next eight years; MEP's reacted angrily to a speech by Britain's farm minister, Margaret Beckett, in which she outlined plans for CAP reform; The Netherlands and Germany have proposed plans for CAP co-financing in order to pay for the costs of developing the EU's agriculture policy; Ina further response to the avian flu crisis, The Commission has placed an import ban on poultry from Russia and Kazakhstan; Latvia is heading for a major disagreement with the EU over claims that it built up excessive stocks of foodstuffs prior to its accession last year; The number of UK dairy farmers quitting the industry is much greater than was first feared; European crop yields have been badly hit by the hot weather experienced across Europe this summer; World oilseed production will fall for the first time in 20 years in 2005/2006 as a result of low rapeseed yields; The dairy industry has been buoyed by a surge in consumption of cheese by consumer in the NMS; EU producer prices of milk fell by 1.8% last year; For full index, see inside back cover.