Food Security Issues Addressed at Oxford Farming Conference

The UK has called for a rethink on the 'three crop rule', which is part of the greening arrangement within the recent reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

The move is part of the British government’s bid to reduce the burden of red tape and regulation on the farming sector.

Environment and agriculture secretary, Liz Truss, told the Oxford Farming Conference last week that more decisions need to be taken in Britain for the benefit of British producers.

She added that she is also working to change regulations covering pesticides and the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, which she said should be made on scientific evidence alone and at national level.

Also this week...

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the USDA has released the final estimates of the size of the 2014 US corn and soybean crops and estimates of the stocks of corn and soybeans in storage as of December 1.

The estimates are expected to dominate corn and soybean price behavior into the Spring.

~ Gemma