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World Grain, 04/02/2020 — Poor weather conditions, rail strikes and strong global competition in the wheat market affected Canada’s 2019-20 wheat season, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Canadian wheat growers dealt with a wet planting season, dry growing season and a wet and snowy harvest season decreasing the estimate for production. According to the USDA, Canada’s area seeded to all wheat was reduced by 40,000 hectares, area harvested reduced by 162,000 hectares, and production revised . . .

Reporterre, 07/02/2020 - Alors que les surfaces consacrées à l’agriculture biologique ont augmenté de manière exponentielle depuis 2000, la Tunisie n’a toujours pas pris de virage résolument écologique. L’agriculture bio reste destinée à l’export, exclut la petite paysannerie et exerce une forte pression sur les ressources naturelles. Sidi Bouzid (Tunisie), reportage.
Cela fait deux ans que Leïla Horchani est propriétaire d’une ferme minuscule. Des poules, quelques coqs, sept vaches, deux juments, un troupeau de 150 chèvres et (...)

ADIAC, 06/02/2020 - La troisième édition du forum des Panafricaines se tiendra du 6 au 7 mars à Casablanca au Maroc avec pour thème : "les changements climatiques et leur impact sur le continent africain".

Les Panafricaines ont décidé de placer cette problematique dans les priorités de leur traitement médiatique, d'autant plus que leur continent ne produit que 4 % des émissions mondiales de gaz à effets de serre d’une part, et d’autre part, au cœur de leurs actions de sensibilisation, que ce soit auprès des décideurs ou des opinions publiques africaines.

« A l’heure où, l’Union africaine appelle à mobiliser un front africain uni contre les effets néfastes du changement climatique, à travers le développement de stratégies d’adaptation et de résilience, et où l’ONU souligne que 2020 constituera un tournant pour l’action climat, les Panafricaines s’attèleront pendant leur forum, à travers ces ateliers, à aiguiser les angles à partir desquels, elles construiront leur agenda 2020 », souligne un communiqué de presse.

Dans le contexte actuel de la réforme de la PAC, cette note traite de l'évolution des relations entre l'Union européenne et les États membres, à travers l'exemple particulier du principe de subsidiarité Dans le contexte actuel de la réforme de la PAC, cette note traite de l'évolution des relations entre l'Union européenne et les États membres, à travers l'exemple particulier du principe de subsidiarité

S&P Global Platts, 23/01/2020 - The ongoing rally in Russian wheat prices is set to continue amid strong demand, weather-driven expectations of lower crops in key exporting countries, and Russian farmers holding back supply as the ruble appreciates.

Russian wheat prices have been rallying since September, tracking the international market. S&P Global Platts assessed Russian 12.5% protein wheat FOB deep sea at $233.25/mt on Wednesday, an 11-month high.

Support came from higher origination costs, driven primarily by an 8% appreciation in the ruble against the dollar since September and farmers holding onto grain. Rising origination costs resulted in liquidity drying up on the Russian FOB market.

Business Standard, 27/01/2020 - Data compiled by National Collateral Management Services (NCML, a non-government body) shows a 6.3 per cent rise to 109 million tonnes.

Wheat output in India is likely to hit a record high this year, pushed by a favourable climate and increase in government support prices, which encouraged more sowing.

Data compiled by National Collateral Management Services (NCML, a non-government body) shows a 6.3 per cent rise to 109 million tonnes (mt). The Union ministry of agriculture’s first advance estimate was 100.5 mt, as compared to 102 mt in last year’s fourth advance estimate...

* Soybeans drop on China virus fears

* Wheat, corn also fall

CNBC, 28/01/2020 - Chicago soybean fell again on Tuesday to around their lowest since mid-December on fears the coronavirus outbreak in China will disrupt demand.

Wheat and corn also fell. Lack of evidence China is increasing purchases of U.S. farm products after the Phase One trade deal between the two countries also depressed prices.

Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans were down 0.8% to $8.90 a bushel at 1203 GMT, having hit $8.88-1/4 a bushel on Monday, the lowest since Dec. 12.

Wheat fell 0.6% to $5.68-1/2 a bushel, corn fell 0.4% to $3.78-3/4 a bushel.  

European equity markets rebounded early on Tuesday after Monday’s falls, which saw investors worried about the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Germany has confirmed its first case of the virus, raising concerns about the spreading of the flu-like illness after the death toll in China climbed to 106. The disease has also appeared in France.

Soybeans, corn and wheat are all down today largely because of the risk-avoidance mood in the market because of ...

https://colloque.inrae.fr/agriculture-europeenne-2050

Cette étude s’interroge sur l’évolution de la place de l’Europe dans les échanges mondiaux de produits agricoles à l’horizon 2050, compte tenu des effets à venir du changement climatique sur la productivité agricole, et des impacts environnementaux des usages des terres. Elle s’inscrit dans la continuité de travaux prospectifs sur l’évolution de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale tels que ceux conduits par INRAE, la FAO (Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture), ou encore l’IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute). Elle a été conduite INRAE (Délégation à l'Expertise scientifique collective, à la Prospective et aux Etudes) à la demande de l’association Pluriagri*.

Des hypothèses d’évolution, à l’horizon 2050, des différentes composantes du système agricole et alimentaire ont été élaborées pour 21 régions du monde, dont 8 en Europe. Le travail s’est particulièrement attaché à caractériser les incertitudes relatives à l’évolution des rendements végétaux à l’horizon 2050 sous l’effet conjoint du changement climatique et des évolutions techniques agricoles (sélection variétale, pratiques agricoles, etc.).

World Grain, 22/01/2020 — Ongoing strikes that have disrupted France’s rail and port activities could have a severe impact on the cereal sector, Reuters reported citing French grain industry players. The month-long public transport strike has made it difficult for grain producers to get their crop to ports and factories. Intercereales, the French grain organization, said in a letter on Jan. 20 that the situation is now dramatic for grain exports. “The grain industry cannot go without train freight, which is particularly adapted to massive grain transport, nor without ports to export nearly 50% of its production,” Intercereales said in a letter seen by Reuters. “The strikes ... are paralyzing the marketing campaign that was expected to be better than in previous years.”

Some livestock feed producers have experienced outages because they can’t bring in enough crops, according to farm sector representatives.

Intercereales said 450,000 tonnes of grain worth some 100 million euros ($111 million) were blocked in French ports, Reuters said.

The lobby group warned that international clients were now turning to alternative origins, including northern Europe, Baltic countries and the Black Sea. . .

World Grain, 27/01/2020 — The annual Alltech Global Feed Survey, released on Jan. 27, estimates that international feed tonnage decreased by 1.07% to 1.126 billion tonnes of feed produced in 2019, due largely to African swine fever (ASF) and the decline of pig feed in the Asia-Pacific region. It was the first decline in global production since Alltech began the annual survey nine years ago. The top nine feed-producing countries, according to the survey, are the United States, China, Brazil, Russia, India, Mexico, Spain,

Japan and Germany. Together, these countries produce 58% of the world’s feed production and contain 57% of the world’s feed mills, and they can be viewed as an indicator of overall trends in agriculture.

China had been the top feed-producing country, but its pork industry was rocked by ASF, which resulted in the culling of half of its pig herd.

The global data, collected from 145 countries and nearly 30,000 feed mills, indicates feed production by species as: broilers 28%; pigs 24%; layers 14%; dairy 12%; beef 10%; other species 6%; aquaculture 4%; and pets 2%. Predominant growth came from the layer, broiler, aqua and pet feed sectors.

The following are regional results from the survey. . .

Agritel, 11/02/2020 - For many years now, Russia has been a price maker of world wheat prices. That is why the market's attention is focused on the development of country’s grain sector.

AgriMaroc, 06/02/2020 - Selon les données de l'ONSSA, ce sont plus de 5100 unités de l'industrie agroalimentaire qui travaillent sans autorisation. 

Dans son rapport qui fait suite aux recommandations de la Cour des comptes, l’Office fait savoir que ces unités ont été classées selon une évaluation des risques que présentent leurs produits. Dès lors, ils ont ajouté que ces unités ont reçu l’alerte pour régulariser leur situation avant le mois de juin 2020. En attendant, l’ONSSA compte créer un code comprenant le numéro de l’autorisation sanitaire, et qui doit figurer sur l’étiquetage des produits des industriels homologués...

AgriMaroc, 07/02/2020 - Les agriculteurs et le gouvernement sont d'accord. Les secteurs agricole et agroalimentaire espagnols traversent une crise et la résolution ne sera pas facile.

En effet, la disparition des exploitations agricoles se joignant à la concurrence des produits du Maroc et la baisse des prix sont à l’origine de ces problèmes. Le 28 janvier, les mobilisations ont commencé , avec la devise #AgricultoresAlLímite. Elles ont fait descendre dans la rue plus de 35.000 travailleurs du secteur agricole dans différentes parties de la péninsule. Et elles promettent de continuer la grève au moins jusqu’à fin février jusqu’à ce  qu’il y ait des prix justes pour la campagne, entre autres.

Ce mercredi, les protestations sont venues précisément aux portes de ce ministère. «Les agriculteurs souffrent de deux choses. “D’une part, les coûts de production ont augmenté (machines, phytosanitaires); d’autre part, il devient de plus en plus difficile de commercialiser et les prix de vente sont plus bas “, explique José Luis Miguel, directeur technique de COAG.

Agriculture Stratégies, 06/02/2020 - La société de conseil McKinsey propose en ce début d'année 2020 un rapport consacré aux effets socio-économiques du changement climatique. Etabli à partir des simulations climatologiques d’un centre de recherche externe, les auteurs ont cherché à évaluer les impacts du changement climatique sur l’économie mondiale. Ils se sont en particulier penchés sur notre système alimentaire en considérant les impacts potentiels du dérèglement climatique sur les cinq principaux bassins de production représentants 60% de la production mondiale de grains. Ils ont ainsi montré que les chances d’un choc important sur l’offre agricole/alimentaire (10% de baisse de production) au cours d’une décennie serait de 69% à partir de 2030 contre 46% aujourd’hui. Ce choc entraînerait une chute des ratios de stocks/consommation de 35% (équivalent à 127 jours de consommation) à 20% (équivalent à ...

Grain Central, 22/01/2020 - The story of how Turkey could consolidate its position as both the world’s biggest flour and pasta exporter, with the EU a close second, depends, in part, on import/export policies for bread wheat and durum.

As drought continues to exclude Australia from the global durum trade, Turkey is consolidating its position as both the world’s biggest flour and pasta exporter, with the European Union a close second.

Though Turkey and EU grow some of their own durum, their export-oriented industries rely on imported supplies.

Turkey’s flour mills grist durum imported from countries including Canada, Kazakhstan and Russia and export the pasta, mostly to sub-Saharan African buyers.

EU imports durum mainly from Canada, United States, Kazakhstan and Russia and exports pasta in relatively large quantities to the US and Japan...

Money Control, 24/01/2020 - During the meeting, Dias said removal of bottlenecks will provide a major impetus to boosting trade and business ties.

Brazil on January 23 expressed willingness to import items such as wheat, rice, millets, and sorghum, from India, said an official release after a meeting of ministers of the two countries. Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with Brazilian Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Tereza Cristina Correa da Costa Dias to discuss various bilateral trade opportunities, interests and issues.

Both ministers affirmed that agriculture is a priority for both Brazil and India and resolved to strengthen cooperation in the agriculture and allied sectors, said the release.

It added that Dias said both the countries share a common challenge with a huge part of the population being engaged in agriculture and most of them being small and marginal farmers with low income and lack of market access and very little access to new technology and innovations.

MARS bulletin - crop monitoring in Europe, January 2020 - Overall, the 1 December to 20 January period was warmer than usual throughout Europe. The most marked anomalies occurred in large parts of France and northern-central and eastern Europe, for which this period (1 December to 20 January) was one of the warmest in our records. In southern regions, December was very mild but January temperatures so far have been close to average.
It is still too early to fully assess the impacts of the unusually mild winter conditions on crop yield potentials.
One positive effect of the mild first half of winter is that late-sown winter cereal crops had more time to establish. Moreover, there have so far been no significant occurrences of frost damage to winter crops in the EU. However, there are also negative effects. Primarily, frost tolerance (usually referred to as winter hardening) is weakly developed. Compared to an average year, the hardening of winter crops remains particularly poor in southern Sweden, Germany, Poland, the Baltic countries, Belarus, the north-western part of European Russia and western Ukraine. This means that in these regions, crops are particularly vulnerable to frost damage in the event of a cold air intrusion, although such an event is not expected within the current weather forecast period (until 31 January). Another drawback is that pest and disease pressure can be expected to be higher than usual following a mild winter...

World Grain, 17/01/2020 — Mexico’s corn production in 2019-20 is forecast to decline year on year while wheat output is projected to increase, according to a Jan. 17 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA predicts a 2019/20 corn crop of 25 million tonnes, about a 10% decrease from last year’s harvest of 27.6 million tonnes of the seventh largest corn producer in 2018/19. “The official sources assume a higher yield than initially estimated in the 2019 spring/summer crop cycle,” the USDA said. “However, due to . . .