AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFarm Protest: Tractors rolled through Madrid today as Spanish farmers challenged the government’s support for the countryside. CAP Reform: EU member states have agreed to merge the Common Agricultural Policy’s two funding pillars, but farmers say the latest plan offers too little certainty without a confirmed budget; a Midlands MEP called the partial agreement premature. Crop Breeding: Spain’s agriculture minister urged the EU to speed up rules for new plant varieties, saying farmers need crops better able to withstand pests and climate stress. Harvest Pressure: Drought has cut maize harvests across Hungary and Romania, while Spain’s potato crop is down 8% to 1.8 million tonnes. Animal Health: Latvia has reported its first bluetongue case. Trade and Fraud: EU poultry and egg imports rose 14% in January–July, while dairy imports fell 19% and pork exports dropped 13%; separately, prosecutors charged three people over an alleged €3.5 million farm-payment fraud in Romania.
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