Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops
Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops
União Europeia mobiliza aviões e bombeiros para apoiar França e Espanha no combate aos incêndios florestais
A União Europeia mobilizou assistência para França e Espanha ao abrigo do Mecanismo de Proteção Civil da UE, numa altura...
43% of EU farms with internet access
In 2023, about 43% of EU farms reported having internet access. Some northern and central European countries such as Denmark,...
Fair yield outlook maintained for winter crops
Fair yield outlook maintained for winter crops
EFSA lowers safe level for exposure to TFA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reduced the safe level of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the diet based on...
Use of mineral fertilisers up 6% in 2024
In 2024, 9.8 million tonnes of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen and phosphorus) were used in agricultural production across the EU. This...
Avian influenza cases fall in the EU during the spring
Between 28 February and 4 June 2026, EU Member States reported 186 outbreaks in poultry and captive birds, as well...
Multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouted seeds
Between January and May 2026, 109 confirmed cases were reported in 10 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries and the...
5th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa: science drives progress towards sustainable management
The three-day conference brought together around 400 researchers, policymakers and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond. It was organised by EFSA in collaboration with the...
Positive start to the EU rice campaign
Positive start to the EU rice campaign
Favourable conditions for winter crops
The start of the 2025-2026 season generally provided favourable conditions for winter crops establishment and overwintering across Ukraine.
Local climate action delivers, but more efforts are needed to meet 2030 goals
New analyses show municipalities which step up efforts in climate action, clean energy and access to affordable energy are forecasted...
Favourable conditions for winter crops
The start of the 2025-2026 season generally provided favourable conditions for winter crops establishment and overwintering across Ukraine.
Widespread ASAP forecast warnings on crops for second half of the year due to upcoming El Niño conditions
The April edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
Potentially historic El Niño to come, analysis shows humanitarian toll
In the coming months the El Niño climate phenomenon will occur and will worsen conditions across many regions of the...
Comissão congratula-se com acordo político sobre sementes e outros materiais de reprodução vegetal
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Jun 2026 The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached by the Council of...
Agricultural prices decreased in Q1 2026
In the first quarter of 2026, the average price of agricultural output in the EU decreased by 2.9% compared with...
Agricultural production threatened by combination of El Niño and high input prices
The May edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
World Food Safety Day 2026: EFSA advancing safer food through science
This year’s theme highlights the burden of foodborne diseases and the need for effective solutions to reduce it – an...
Surtos de peste suína africana aumentam em suínos e javalis na UE
In 2025, African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks increased across the European Union in both domestic pigs (+76%) and wild boar...
Bee-utiful growth: EU beehives up to record 9.4 million
In 2023, there were 9.4 million beehives on EU farms. This is a partial picture of all the beehives in...
Floods with compounding hazards increased almost threefold in 30 years
Average economic losses from floods with compounding hazards are almost three times higher than losses from floods alone.
O preço dos fertilizantes aumentou 8,0% no 4.º trimestre de 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the average price of fertilisers and soil improvers in the EU rose by 8.0%...
Perguntas e respostas sobre o Plano de Ação para a crise dos Fertilizantes
European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 19 May 2026 Why does the EU need a new Fertiliser Action Plan? Fertilisers...
As vendas de pesticidas na UE recuperaram 8% em 2024
In 2024, pesticide sales in the EU reached approximately 316 000 tonnes, marking an 8% rise over 2023. This reversal...
Plant Health 4 Life – reinforcing simple actions that protect plants
“Plant Health 4 Life is built on a key principle: awareness empowers action. In this final year, the campaign reinforces...
Widespread ASAP forecast warnings on crops for second half of the year due to upcoming El Niño conditions
The April edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
Resíduos de pesticidas nos alimentos: divulgados os dados mais recentes
Compliance with EU limits for pesticide Substance used to kill or control pests, including disease-carrying organisms and undesirable insects, animals...
Favourable crop conditions across Europe
Crop conditions across Europe remain generally favourable. Wet and variable conditions have resulted in heterogeneous crop development in Türkiye.
Food crises: no respite as 1.4 m people suffer the most severe level of food insecurity in 2025
There has been no decline in the share of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the...
EU aquaculture: 1 million tonnes produced in 2024
In 2024, 1.0 million tonnes of fish, molluscs, algae and crustaceans were farmed in the EU, valued at €4.6 billion....
Safe2Eat in 2026 – Science-backed guidance for all Europeans!
Now in its sixth year, Safe2Eat remains a flagship EU-wide initiative designed to make food safety science accessible and relevant...
EFSA guidance documents: new catalogue to improve access and use
Updated definitions clarify five categories of EFSA guidance documents in terms of: their purpose, content, applicability (eg, whether cross-cutting or...
Raising energy and fertilizer prices and upcoming El Niño main concerns to farming
The March edition of the JRC’s Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
2025 was EU’s most destructive wildfire season on record
Fires started early in the year and intensified during summer heatwaves.
Commissioner Dombrovskis hosts Implementation Dialogue on agricultural farm statistics
The Implementation Dialogue on agricultural farm statistics took place in Brussels on 24 March 2026. It featured an open discussion...
Winter crops fare well despite cold and wet episodes
Cold waves cause challenging conditions for winter crops in northern and eastern Europe. Rainfall boosts cereal prospects in the Maghreb.
Urban-rural innovation divide: new metrics reveal rural regions that excel
EU urban regions lead in R&D investments, patents, trademarks and industrial designs, but some rural regions buck the trend of...
EU 2026 livestock production trends
It is forecast that the production of most types of livestock will decline in 2026. In the second half (semester)...
Avian influenza: detections in birds decline across the EU
Wild birds and poultry Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, authorities reported 406 outbreaks of HPAI in domestic...
