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EU to probe Chinese Pekin duck imports as market-flooding row hots up
Trade negotiations launched last week between Brussels and Beijing could be disrupted by an EU investigation into Chinese Pekin duck producers, following a complaint by EU farmers that cheap imports of Chinese poultry are harming their industry.
The Ring
Tanks vs tractors? - Can the EU keep shielding farmers? MEPs debate
Tough talks on the EU’s next long-term budget, Ukraine’s push for EU accession and skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting European farmers under the political spotlight once more. Can the EU continue to appease them as it shifts its focus to defence and global trade? MEPs debate on The Ring.
Europe News
Lavender Provence farmers forced to raise laying hens to keep their activity going
The emblem of Provence, which attracts thousands of tourists every year, isn't as profitable as before. Lavender has become a burden for many farmers who are operating at a loss and choose to diversify to survive.
The Europe Conversation
EU will see food shortages without fertiliser solution, Hansen says
The Agriculture and Food Commissioner warned that, to avoid looming food shortages in the face of rising fertiliser costs, the bloc must secure sustainable fertiliser supplies and not just provide short-term financial support.
Europe News
EU keeps carbon border tax unchanged despite fertiliser price crisis
Fertiliser producers argue that the EU's carbon pricing rules at the border protect the European industry from cheaper imports produced under weaker environmental rules. But farmers fear they are indirectly paying the bill through higher fertiliser costs.