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EU-28 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2018/19 is estimated at 3.5 million MT, 12 percent lower compared to the previous campaign due to unfavorable weather conditions....

The prolonged and ongoing drought in Northern Europe and the Baltics is significantly affecting arable crop and animal feed production in the EU.

On June 6, 2018 the EU published permanent Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for fosetyl-al (the sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl) on tree nuts.

The EU28 grain harvest is now well under way, having started earlier than normal in most Member States due to a very dry spring.

In the last decade, tree nut shipments from the United States to the EU-28 have doubled, reaching a record $2.98 billion in 2015, of which $1.8 billion were almonds.

The EU-28 broiler sector is expected to grow in 2016 and 2017, benefiting from slowly increasing demand, since it has been less affected than other meats by the economic downturn in Europe.

The liberalization of the dairy market led to a strong increase of the slaughter of dairy cows. While the dairy cow herd is shrinking, the beef cow herd is slightly growing.