Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop monitoring service MARS said on Monday it expects the European Union’s average soft wheat yield to reach 5.98 tonnes per hectare this year, five per cent lower than in 2025.
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EU crop monitor sees lower soft wheat and rapeseed yields in 2026
Expana cuts EU wheat, barley export outlook due to Middle East war
Reading Time: 2 minutes Consultancy Expana lowered its forecast for European Union soft wheat exports in the 2025/26 season for a fifth consecutive month after reducing projected wheat and barley shipments to the Middle East due to the war in the region, it said on Thursday.
France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased slightly its estimates for sowings of winter soft wheat and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest, confirming its expectation of an expanded area for both crops this year.
Export flurry boosts EU barley market to ease grain glut
Reading Time: 2 minutes European Union barley exports could reach a 10-year high this season as brisk feed demand overseas and reduced competition from the Black Sea region help the EU to shift a large harvest.
Canada must resist EU non-tariff trade barriers says Grains Council
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada should lead like-minded countries to protect agricultural markets from non-tariff barriers based in politics rather than science, the Canadian Grains Council said in a new report.
Canadian GDP growth slow down expected in 2026, FCC says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm Credit Canada expects continued trade woes and mortgage renewals to weigh on Canada’s economic growth in 2026
EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America
Reading Time: 3 minutes A mega trade deal clinched between the European Union and South America’s biggest economies after a quarter-century of talks may signal the limits of the Trump administration’s pressure tactics in the region, officials and analysts said.
EU states back record South America trade deal after 25 years
Reading Time: 3 minutes EU states gave a provisional go-ahead on Friday for the bloc to sign its largest ever free trade accord with South American group Mercosur, more than 25 years since talks began.
EU summons farm ministers to secure Mercosur deal support
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Union has convened EU agriculture ministers for last-minute talks on Wednesday to convince Italy and other wavering member countries to sign up to a contentious free trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.
Consumers not confused by plant protein ‘burgers’ or ‘milk’, research suggests
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers in Europe have long expressed concerns that plant-based substitutes could threaten traditional farming practices. However, research suggests that consumers aren’t confused by the terminology.