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On March 27th, 2017, the RISE Foundation published its report on 'CAP: thinking out of the box'. This report shows how the current CAP does not make best use of the considerable resources deployed to support land managers through the necessary transition and suggests some procedural changes to kick-start a more effective reform process which brings together more constructively the conflicting interests in agricultural policy. You may read the full report here.

The monthly value of EU agri-food exports in January 2017 reached a level of €10.3 billion, which is almost €1 billion higher than in January 2016, according to the latest agri-food trade report published today. The highest increases in monthly export values were achieved for wine (€+127 million), pork (€+112 million) and spirits and liqueurs (€+83 million). Read the full report .

The European Commission has reportedly proposed to turn the temporary EU ban on three widely-used neonicotinoid insecticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) into a permanent one, for virtually all uses.

Moscow has called on the EU to reopen its market to Russian poultry products, saying avian-flu related trade curbs should only apply to regions affected by the disease.

Rural development policy must play a “strong role” in the future CAP, alongside support offered to farmers under the first pillar, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has told stakeholders at a conference in Brussels. Speech by Commissioner Phil Hogan at Copa Cogeca event on Cork 2.0.