In its current form, the draft bill limiting individuals’ ownership of farmland to 100 hectares will make it harder for Romanian farmers to purchase land rather than discourage foreigners, said Laurentiu Baciu, president of the League of Romanian Farmers’ Associations (LAPAR) during a press conference today. He added that some of the restrictions proposed by the Ministry [...]

Recently, the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers conducted a mid-year survey of its membership concerning outlook for farmland price and cash rental markets. After several years of large increases in farmland prices, Illinois Society members expect more stable farmland prices over the next twelve months and five years. Survey The Illinois Society [...]

AUSTRALIAN red meat (beef and veal, lamb, mutton and goat) exports to China during August reached new highs, at 24,465 tonnes swt, according to Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reports the monthly total accounted for 19 per cent of Australia’s total red meat shipments, compared to only 4pc in [...]

The European parliament has delivered a “desperately weak compromise” on the future of biofuels in Europe that industry says will “curtail jobs and investment”. In a tight vote on the use of biofuels in transport fuel, the parliament approved a 6% cap on the contribution of biofuels to Europe’s renewable transport energy target of 10% by 2020. The policy of replacing petrol [...]