Tag: farmers

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 04:40 UTC

  EC tries to downplay impact for farmers of an EU/Mercosur trade agreement

  

  A trade agreement with Mercosur should not have to destroy the European beef industry, said on Tuesday a spokesperson for the European Community who added that such fears are ‘exaggerated’.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 00:08 UTC

  Irish farmers occupy EU offices in Dublin to protest trade talks with Mercosur

  

  Irish farmers occupied Monday afternoon the offices of the European Commission in Dublin, over fears of a multibillion-Euro threat to the livestock industry from Mercosur.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 22:03 UTC

  EU farmers warn trade talks with Mercosur could lead to a ‘total collapse’ of the beef sector

  

  European farmers’ organizations claimed on Thursday that current trade talks between the EU and Mercosur could lead to a “total collapse” of the EU beef sector.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 21:53 UTC

  Argentine government makes a small gesture towards farmers’ groups

  

  Argentina decreed the dissolution of the controversial ONCCA, (Office for the commercial control of agriculture produce) which was directly involved in market regulation and distribution of subsidies and as such caused much irritation and criticism particularly from farmers’ organizations.

• Thursday, February 17th 2011 - 23:01 UTC

  Good harvest year for Argentina farmers and the tax man, in spite of drought

  

  A good crop year for Argentine farmers and the government: export revenue will be up 4 billion US dollars and the tax man will bag an additional 888 million US dollars according to estimates from local grain dealers.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 04:52 UTC

  Argentine Farmers End Protest: For Now

  

  The farmers’ strike which has been taking in place in Argentina for the past week ended on midnight Sunday but the leaders have warned that members of the relevant rural entities will meet in two weeks, to discuss further measures and that they do not rule out another strike. The current measures had put a halt to the sale of grains.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

  Argentina Farmers Threaten Second Strike of 2011

  

  Argentine farmers threatened to go on strike for a second time this year if the government does not change their policy towards them. At a meeting in Buenos Aires province city, Bahia Blanca, farm workers leaders met to discuss the week-long strike, which began last Monday. Farmers have stopped the sale of wheat, corn and soybean over export curbs.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentine farmers are back in a strike

  

  Argentine farmers have halted sales of wheat, corn and soy in a strike over export curbs, rekindling a dispute that helped drive global grains prices to record highs three years ago.

• Thursday, November 18th 2010 - 18:53 UTC

  EU unveils plans for a “greener” 60 billion Euro Common Agricultural Policy

  

  EU farm spending, worth almost 60 billion Euros annually, should no longer be based on previous subsidy levels for farmers, the European Commission has said. But subsidies are still needed to protect Europe's food supplies and rural diversity, it believes.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 02:23 UTC

  EU-Mercosur trade talks: Scottish farmers present five main objections

  

  Scottish farmers have openly expressed their opposition to the ongoing trade talks between the European Union and Mercosur demanding guarantees on human health, animal health and food safety before any additional access for imported products from the South American block is agreed.